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>But this weekend we saw perhaps saw another side to the 38-year-old, a flicker of arrogance that gave a glimpse as to the dynamic with OpenAI’s board of direct
by Roark66 3y ago
>But this weekend we saw perhaps saw another side to the 38-year-old, a flicker of arrogance that gave a glimpse as to the dynamic with OpenAI’s board of directors.(...) Altman took a moment to share a picture on social media of him holding a “guest” pass. “First and last time I ever wear one of these,” he wrote
Seriously? Does this pass for arrogance these days? I see nothing arrogant in a person sacked from a workplace, just to be invited on the next day for "consultations" stating this is the first and last time they come as a guest. How is one supposed to ensure one's negotiating position is taken seriously if one doesn't state it firmly?
I much prefer someone firmly stating what is it they want (including in position of power) than the alternative that seems to be various wishy-washy ways of making people think "we arrived at this decision together", "a consensus is x" and so on.
- footy 3y agoDid you see the face he was making in the picture? I'm not sure I would have initially picked the word _arrogant_ as much as _unpleasant_, but I think both fit (and arrogant is more descriptive).
- ethanbond 3y agofirmly stating what you want != turning your company politics into a reality TV show The whole “everything must be entertaining” trend is horribly depressing, and in this case I don’t think it reflected well on Sam. Especially at the helm of what is claimed to be such a fundamentally important technology. Related: “Amusing Ourselves to Death” is a worthwhile read.
- Schiendelman 3y agoI don’t think he was the one releasing any of the embarrassing and dramatic press releases.
- ethanbond 3y agoYou mean the single press release that stated the CEO has been fired? It was definitely aggressively worded, but without more facts I don’t think you can honestly claim to know whether it was embarrassing, dramatic, or in fact unfairly aggressive at all. It could have been dramatically understated.
- Schiendelman 3y agoNo, I mean Ilya’s public statement, and the board walking back their statement… there’s a lot.
- ethanbond 3y agoWhen did the board walk back their statement? Ilya as an individual seems to have broken from the board, but that's not "a press release" nor the board walking anything back.
- Schiendelman 3y agoThey walked back their statement here, albeit indirectly: https://www.axios.com/2023/11/18/openai-memo-altman-firing-malfeasance-communications-breakdown https://www.axios.com/2023/11/18/openai-memo-altman-firing-m...
- ethanbond 3y ago“This was a breakdown in communication between Sam and the board” is not, on any planet I am aware of, walking back “Sam was not completely candid with the board.”