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Great, if these documents are credible, this is exactly what I was implying[1] yesteday. Here, listen to Altman say how he is "genuinely embarrassed": "this is

Great, if these documents are credible, this is exactly what I was implying[1] yesteday. Here, listen to Altman say how he is "genuinely embarrassed": "this is on me and one of the few times i've been genuinely embarrassed running openai; i did not know this was happening and i should have." The first thing the above conjures up is the other disgraced Sam (Bankman-Fried) saying "this is on me" when FTX went bust. I bet euros-to-croissants I'm not the only one to notice this. Some amount of corporate ruthlessness is part of the game, whether we like it or not. But these SV robber-barrons really crank it up to something else. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40425735 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40425735

fisheuler 2y ago
smells like game of thrones.
aswegs8 2y ago
Do you really believe he was genuinely embarrassed? All his public statements lately have been just PR BS. Nothing genuine there.
- kashyapc 2y ago
  No, I don't. That why I put it in "scare quotes". You wouldn't get that impression had you read my comment I linked above :) — https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40425735 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40425735 I was trying to be a bit restrained in my criticism; otherwise, it gets too repetitive.
lexapro 2y ago
"this is on me" --> "look at what a great leader I am, taking responsibility for other people's mistakes" "i've been genuinely embarrassed" --> "yep, totally not my fault actually" "I should have known" --> "other people fucked this up, and they didn't even inform me"
- tejohnso 2y ago
  Kind of like a humblebrag but for accountability.
gen220 2y ago
Patrick Collison interviewed Sam Altman in May 2023 [1] In the intro, Patrick goes off-script to make a joke about how last year he'd interviewed SBF, which was "clearly the wrong Sam". I'm eagerly waiting for 2025, when he interviews some new Sam and is able to recycle the joke. :) [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1egAKCKPKCk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1egAKCKPKCk

fisheuler 2y ago

smells like game of thrones.

aswegs8 2y ago

Do you really believe he was genuinely embarrassed? All his public statements lately have been just PR BS. Nothing genuine there.

kashyapc 2y ago
No, I don't. That why I put it in "scare quotes". You wouldn't get that impression had you read my comment I linked above :) — https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40425735 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40425735 I was trying to be a bit restrained in my criticism; otherwise, it gets too repetitive.

lexapro 2y ago

"this is on me" --> "look at what a great leader I am, taking responsibility for other people's mistakes" "i've been genuinely embarrassed" --> "yep, totally not my fault actually" "I should have known" --> "other people fucked this up, and they didn't even inform me"

tejohnso 2y ago
Kind of like a humblebrag but for accountability.

gen220 2y ago

Patrick Collison interviewed Sam Altman in May 2023 [1] In the intro, Patrick goes off-script to make a joke about how last year he'd interviewed SBF, which was "clearly the wrong Sam". I'm eagerly waiting for 2025, when he interviews some new Sam and is able to recycle the joke. :) [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1egAKCKPKCk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1egAKCKPKCk