himaraya

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by himaraya 3y ago
I don't see how that makes your case. The license comes with restrictions per the WSJ.
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by himaraya 3y ago
Given the board sees winding down the company within its mandate, they may just keep playing this game of chicken.
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by himaraya 3y ago
They don't have such a license...Stratechery didn't read his own source. https://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-and-openai-forge-awkw...
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by himaraya 3y ago
In theory, no. In practice, Microsoft wields influence through OpenAI's employees, who the board answers to in addition to the charter.
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by himaraya 3y ago
I assume their personal relationship played more of a role, given Sam led Quora's Series D round.
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by himaraya 3y ago
I think there's more to the Poe story. Sam forced out Reid Hoffman over Inflection AI, [1] so he clearly gave Adam a pass for whatever reason. Maybe Sam credited Adam for inspiring OpenAI's agents? [1] https://www.semaf
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by himaraya 3y ago
For whatever reason, Sam knowingly gave Adam a pass. He forced out Reid Hoffman over Inflection AI. https://www.semafor.com/article/11/19/2023/reid-hoffman-was-...
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by himaraya 3y ago
Very reasonable? Microsoft doesn't control any part of the company and faces a high degree of regulatory scrutiny.
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by himaraya 3y ago
This is wrong. Microsoft has no such rights and its license comes with restrictions, per the cited primary source, meaning a fork would require a very careful approach. https://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-and-openai-
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by himaraya 3y ago
It would, but a PR campaign like the one waged this weekend would probably leave Adam little choice. Sam clearly underestimated the board either way.
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by himaraya 3y ago
On the other hand, Sam & Greg had the opportunity to confront Adam about the obvious conflict and likely could have forced him to step down if they wanted him to. They made their choice. Zero mention about Adam & Poe in the leaks fr
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by himaraya 3y ago
If Emmett has any say at all in the matter, Kyle's almost definitely under consideration.
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by himaraya 3y ago
Emmett's just a placeholder after Murati turned. I suspect he won't stay in his position for long.
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by himaraya 3y ago
> My understanding is that Sam is in shock. https://twitter.com/emilychangtv/status/1726468006786859101?...
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by himaraya 3y ago
> Emmett Shear is New Interim CEO
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by himaraya 3y ago
As I suspected, the board never intended to resign. They knew what they started.
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OpenAI's Murati Aims to Re-Hire Altman, Brockman After Exits(bloomberg.com)
95 points by himaraya 3y ago|109 comments
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by himaraya 3y ago
Nothing yet. Seems like the meeting hasn't finished. https://twitter.com/emilychangtv/status/1726436311215845862?...
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by himaraya 3y ago
Andrew Garfield would make for a good Ilya
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by himaraya 3y ago
Regardless, Elon appears to back the board contrary to the suggestion above.
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by himaraya 3y ago
No longer? Sam has never substantially dealt with the underlying code for OpenAI, compared to say Demis Hassabis. He resembles Brian Chesky & Joe Gebbia more than Nathan Blecharczyk.
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by himaraya 3y ago
Elon at least backs Ilya. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1726376406785925566?s=61...
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by himaraya 3y ago
Decades of Peronism a headache? Analogies only go so far.
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by himaraya 3y ago
> With his firing from OpenAI, Altman quickly got the upper hand in terms of public messaging. The board didn’t use a communications or law firm in its dealings, people familiar with the board said, expecting that the OpenAI team would h
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OpenAI negotiations to reinstate Altman hit snag over board role(bloomberg.com)
274 points by himaraya 3y ago|561 comments
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by himaraya 3y ago
The for-profit shareholders can only sway the board through the employees who count as stakeholders in the nonprofit, hence the PR campaign. The board's mandate remains upholding the nonprofit's charter—no fiduciary duty to invest
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by himaraya 3y ago
Yes, I'll correct that.
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by himaraya 3y ago
The nonprofit the board oversees doesn't have any shareholders and only answers to its charter. Sam & Greg allegedly sidelined Ilya shortly before all this went down, so Ilya probably felt he had to take drastic action regardless o
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by himaraya 3y ago
Bulletproofing how?
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by himaraya 3y ago
Not that different from releasing the news on a Friday after-hours, honestly. Microsoft would get pissed off by the shift from profit-seeking either way.

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