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I would be thrilled, if I were board member I would want the organisation to succeed and ChatGPT can't be described as anything other than an unmitigated succes

I would be thrilled, if I were board member I would want the organisation to succeed and ChatGPT can't be described as anything other than an unmitigated success. I wouldn't feel the need to make myself the main character of the story and act like my permission was required for innovation. But that's just me.

threeseed 2y ago
It is absolutely just you. Almost everyone would prefer not to have repeats of Enron, FTX etc where poor corporate governance and unethical behaviour is tolerated just because the company is making lots of money.
- sackfield 2y ago
  I'm not sure OpenAI compares to Enron or FTX in terms of unethical behaviour or financial fraud. The only similarities might be, funnily enough, disfunctional boards (or in FTX's case, no board).
  - threeseed 2y ago
    No one thought anything was wrong at Enron or FTX until there was.
  - borski 2y ago
    Yet.
  - ben_w 2y ago
    If OpenAI gets as far with AI as they want to, then it is absolutely imperative that nobody there is accidentally leaning on the scales, let alone actually doing anything (even something minor) with selfish intent. Even if they're "just another tech firm", that's still enough for them to be another Facebook with the Cambridge Analytica and Rohingya scandals, and many people would like to make sure such things don't repeat.
    - sackfield 2y ago
      We should feel great that they now have a competent board that will make sure of that.
      - ben_w 2y ago
        The models get red-teamed, do the corporate structures?
      - threeseed 2y ago
        Nobody should feel great about the situation at OpenAI. Especially with all of the people leaving and publicly criticising the companies trust and safety stance.
kklisura 2y ago
I reckon being a board member is more than having a front row seat to a business
- sackfield 2y ago
  It is. Like I said above I would be concerned about the continuing success of the organisation according to its operating principles. Destroying the company over childish disputes would not be fulfilling that charter. I'm very glad OpenAI got the competent board they deserved after this event.

threeseed 2y ago

It is absolutely just you. Almost everyone would prefer not to have repeats of Enron, FTX etc where poor corporate governance and unethical behaviour is tolerated just because the company is making lots of money.

sackfield 2y ago
I'm not sure OpenAI compares to Enron or FTX in terms of unethical behaviour or financial fraud. The only similarities might be, funnily enough, disfunctional boards (or in FTX's case, no board).
- threeseed 2y ago
  No one thought anything was wrong at Enron or FTX until there was.
- borski 2y ago
  Yet.
- ben_w 2y ago
  If OpenAI gets as far with AI as they want to, then it is absolutely imperative that nobody there is accidentally leaning on the scales, let alone actually doing anything (even something minor) with selfish intent. Even if they're "just another tech firm", that's still enough for them to be another Facebook with the Cambridge Analytica and Rohingya scandals, and many people would like to make sure such things don't repeat.
  - sackfield 2y ago
    We should feel great that they now have a competent board that will make sure of that.
    - ben_w 2y ago
      The models get red-teamed, do the corporate structures?
    - threeseed 2y ago
      Nobody should feel great about the situation at OpenAI. Especially with all of the people leaving and publicly criticising the companies trust and safety stance.

kklisura 2y ago

I reckon being a board member is more than having a front row seat to a business

sackfield 2y ago
It is. Like I said above I would be concerned about the continuing success of the organisation according to its operating principles. Destroying the company over childish disputes would not be fulfilling that charter. I'm very glad OpenAI got the competent board they deserved after this event.