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> pressure Altman to limit his side-projects People keep talking about this. That was never going to happen. Look at Sam Altman's career: he's all about startu

> pressure Altman to limit his side-projects People keep talking about this. That was never going to happen. Look at Sam Altman's career: he's all about startups and building companies. Moreover, I can't imagine he would have agreed to sign any kind of contract with OpenAI that required exclusivity. Know who you're hiring; know why you're hiring them. His "side-projects" could have been hugely beneficial to them over the long term.

itsoktocry 3y ago
>His "side-projects" could have been hugely beneficial to them over the long term. How can you make a claim like this when, right or wrong, Sam's independence is literally, currently, tanking the company? How could allowing Sam to do what he wants benefit OpenAI, the non-profit entity?
- brookst 3y ago
  > How could allowing Sam to do what he wants benefit OpenAI, the non-profit entity? Let's take personalities out of it and see if it makes more sense: How could a new supply of highly optimized, lower-cost AI hardware benefit OpenAI?
- bartread 3y ago
  > Sam's independence is literally, currently, tanking the company? Honestly, I think they did that to themselves.
  - hef19898 3y ago
    And of course Sam is totally not involved in any of this, right?
    - bartread 3y ago
      In trashing the company's value? No, I'm not entirely sure it's fair to blame that one on him. I don't know the guy or have an opinion on him but, based on what I've seen since Friday, I don't think he's done that much to contribute to this particular mess. The company was literally on cloud nine this time last week and, if Friday hadn't happened, it still would be.
- golergka 3y ago
  > Sam's independence is literally, currently, tanking the company? Before the boards' actions this friday, the company was on one of the most incredible success trajectories in the world. Whatever Sam's been doing as a CEO worked.

itsoktocry 3y ago

>His "side-projects" could have been hugely beneficial to them over the long term. How can you make a claim like this when, right or wrong, Sam's independence is literally, currently, tanking the company? How could allowing Sam to do what he wants benefit OpenAI, the non-profit entity?

brookst 3y ago
> How could allowing Sam to do what he wants benefit OpenAI, the non-profit entity? Let's take personalities out of it and see if it makes more sense: How could a new supply of highly optimized, lower-cost AI hardware benefit OpenAI?
bartread 3y ago
> Sam's independence is literally, currently, tanking the company? Honestly, I think they did that to themselves.
- hef19898 3y ago
  And of course Sam is totally not involved in any of this, right?
  - bartread 3y ago
    In trashing the company's value? No, I'm not entirely sure it's fair to blame that one on him. I don't know the guy or have an opinion on him but, based on what I've seen since Friday, I don't think he's done that much to contribute to this particular mess. The company was literally on cloud nine this time last week and, if Friday hadn't happened, it still would be.
golergka 3y ago
> Sam's independence is literally, currently, tanking the company? Before the boards' actions this friday, the company was on one of the most incredible success trajectories in the world. Whatever Sam's been doing as a CEO worked.