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Given that we already know that there was a conspiracy (by the now-ousted OpenAI board to remove Sam Altman), and that people here on HN have been theorizing ab
by hnfong 3y ago
Given that we already know that there was a conspiracy (by the now-ousted OpenAI board to remove Sam Altman), and that people here on HN have been theorizing about this for almost a week now, your definition makes everyone who commented about it a "conspiracy theorist".
In actual "language game" usage, it's just a derogatory term meaning "I don't like these unproven claims, even though I can't disprove them".
- ethanbond 3y agoNo it’s actually a derogatory term meaning “excessively complicated theory to support my priors.” Such as casting clear evidence toward the “safety/commercialization of next gen tech was a point of contention among the board” thesis instead as: > The leak about Q* feels like an olive branch to let the former OpenAI board and Ilya save a bit of face, probably part of the terms for Sam coming back plus it distracts from all the drama and puts a positive spin on things.
- keepamovin 3y agoWhat if there's multiple overlapping but distinct meanings of the term conspiracy theory? Wouldn't that be a conspiracy in itself to diffract the meaning? Or would would the mere suggestion that it were itself be a conspiracy theory hiding a far less sinister reality? Or what if, like a fractal, it's everything everywhere all at once? :) hahaha