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If the board had shared something equivalent to this article at the time, perhaps there wouldn't have been such an intense internal pressure campaign. Instead,
by jfoster 2y ago
If the board had shared something equivalent to this article at the time, perhaps there wouldn't have been such an intense internal pressure campaign.
Instead, they did not even attempt to communicate any rationale behind their actions.
- mikeryan 2y agoIt’s not good form to bad mouth someone you’ve fired. They did, in fact, release a statement which aligns (in PR speak) with what Toner is claiming now. Mr. Altman’s departure follows a deliberative review process by the board, which concluded that he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities. The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI. https://openai.com/index/openai-announces-leadership-transition/ https://openai.com/index/openai-announces-leadership-transit...
- jdminhbg 2y agoWhat they didn't realize is that they were going to have to convince the rank-and-file employees of that. Without a communication strategy to do that, they had basically no leverage.
- mikeryan 2y agoI agree with this 100% I even said so at the time. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38372451#38373194 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38372451#38373194
- jfoster 2y ago> It’s not good form to bad mouth someone you’ve fired. Instead, it's good form to wait 6 months and then do a Business Insider interview on the topic? Also, "bad mouthing" suggests putting a spin on it. Based on the article, they should have been able to list out several objective facts that supported their decision. Instead, they opened it all up to intense speculation by providing a vague justification and by remaining tight lipped even once it became clear that a lot of clarification was needed.