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> OpenAI spokesperson Lindsey Held Bolton refuted that notion in a statement shared with The Verge: “Mira told employees what the media reports were about but s

> OpenAI spokesperson Lindsey Held Bolton refuted that notion in a statement shared with The Verge: “Mira told employees what the media reports were about but she did not comment on the accuracy of the information.” > Separately, a person familiar with the matter told The Verge that the board never received a letter about such a breakthrough and that the company’s research progress didn’t play a role in Altman’s sudden firing. Source: https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/22/23973354/a-recent-openai-breakthrough-on-the-path-to-agi-has-caused-a-stir https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/22/23973354/a-recent-openai...

yeck 3y ago
So we have sources claiming there is a letter, and another source claiming there is not. Feel like some people would need to start going on the record before anything might reasonably be determined from this.
- 0xDEF 3y ago
  Maybe we should have learned during the Trump years that the media puts no effort into vetting "anonymous sources" or is outright making them up to push lies.
- random_cynic 3y ago
  This could just be a damage control attempt. Irrespective of whether the original report is true, the extra attention at the current stage is not very desirable.
- jug 3y ago
  And honestly normally I'd trust Reuters above The Verge. But in either case, I think Reuters absolutely had someone on the inside to leak this. They have made mistakes in the past, sure, but they are also not a tabloid and they don't innovate. To me, a sensible conclusion of this is simply that OpenAI is not ready or willing to discuss this. Stuff that are supposed to be kept internal but due to the emotional state over at OpenAI, things might have leaked, potentially even out of spite.
doktrin 3y ago
We’ll find out sooner or later. Personally, if the Verge and their “source” turn out to be incorrect I’ll permanently file them away under the “gossip rag” folder.

yeck 3y ago

So we have sources claiming there is a letter, and another source claiming there is not. Feel like some people would need to start going on the record before anything might reasonably be determined from this.

0xDEF 3y ago
Maybe we should have learned during the Trump years that the media puts no effort into vetting "anonymous sources" or is outright making them up to push lies.
random_cynic 3y ago
This could just be a damage control attempt. Irrespective of whether the original report is true, the extra attention at the current stage is not very desirable.
jug 3y ago
And honestly normally I'd trust Reuters above The Verge. But in either case, I think Reuters absolutely had someone on the inside to leak this. They have made mistakes in the past, sure, but they are also not a tabloid and they don't innovate. To me, a sensible conclusion of this is simply that OpenAI is not ready or willing to discuss this. Stuff that are supposed to be kept internal but due to the emotional state over at OpenAI, things might have leaked, potentially even out of spite.

doktrin 3y ago

We’ll find out sooner or later. Personally, if the Verge and their “source” turn out to be incorrect I’ll permanently file them away under the “gossip rag” folder.