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> Altman made a decision to pivot the company towards product which led to the exodus of early research talent. Who was going to fund the research though?
by sumedh 1y ago
> Altman made a decision to pivot the company towards product which led to the exodus of early research talent.
Who was going to fund the research though?
- zoogeny 1y agoFair point, and a good reminder not to pass judgement on the actions of others. It is totally possible that Altman made his own prediction of the future and theorized that the only hope he had of competing with the existing big tech companies to realistically achieve an AI for the masses was to show investors a path to profitability. I should also give Altman a bit more due in that I find his description of a world augmented by powerful AI to be more inspiring than any similar vision I've heard from Pichai. But I'm not trying to guess their intentions, I am just stating the situation as I see it. And that situation is one where whatever forces have caused it, OpenAI is clearly investing very heavily in product (e.g. windsurf acquisition, even suggesting building a social network). And that shift in focus seems highly correlated with a loss of significant research talent (as well as a healthy dose of boardroom drama).