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> they are not even technical Sama is also not technical.

• jfoster 2y ago
  I've seen this mentioned a few times, but is this true? I could swear I've heard him mention that he uses ChatGPT for programming stuff. He might not be a super technical software engineer, but is he "non-technical" in that he can't even write some simple python or something equivalent?
  • ZiiS 2y ago
    He did two years computer science at Stanford before dropping out. I don't think "simple python" is the benchmark.
    • KptMarchewa 2y ago
      So, probably epitome of Dunning-Kruger.
  • doktrin 2y ago
    > He might not be a super technical software engineer, but is he "non-technical" in that he can't even write some simple python or something equivalent? 1. that's a very low bar, almost to the point of making any distinction meaningless 2. imho, "technical" and "non-technical" are context dependent, and not intrinsic human qualities. Speaking for myself : I'm a technical individual contributor on my current team, but there are plenty of domains (bleeding edge AI research likely being one of them) where my technical acumen would fall short of expectations for an IC, and hence where my most logical role would be non-technical in nature.
    • jfoster 2y ago
      OK, so what's the bar by which Altman would be considered "non-technical"?
      • doktrin 2y ago
        You tell me. Did he make meaningful technical contributions to OAI?