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> He's not describing how things are, but how he wants you to think about them. That is what a lie is. The fact that some people think he exists in a different
by blendergeek 5mo ago
> He's not describing how things are, but how he wants you to think about them.
That is what a lie is. The fact that some people think he exists in a different plane of existence from normal humans does not change the meaning of “lie”.
- Barbing 5mo agoHold on, doesn’t he think ads aren’t cool, assuming he watched the movie The Social Network years ago? Sam Altman wants you to believe he doesn’t like ads. Sam Altman wants you to believe ads are a last resort for him. Sam is losing money. Sam reached his last resort option. (PS - just quoted from https://sfstandard.com/pacific-standard-time/2026/04/15/sam-altman-ronan-farrow-openai-pst-podcast/ https://sfstandard.com/pacific-standard-time/2026/04/15/sam-... in another comment) So he is allegedly reported to be very dishonest but I wonder if the ad claim is a good example.
- a_victorp 5mo ago> That is what a lie is. I don't think that is, because, at the time, he probably haven't decided one way or another. I think about it like the Schrodinger's cat. If Schrodinger's said "I think the cat is dead" and you went ahead and opened the box and found the cat alive, would Schrodinger have lied?