Worldcoin: A solution in search of its problem

Re:Worldcoin: A solution in search of its problem by yourabstraction on Sunday July 30, 2023 @03:48PM (#36935195)

Remember, Sam Altman is the guy who made open AI into closed AI, and he’s the cofounder of this. If you think he has any intent of making this an open decentralized system that benefits people you’re likely mistaken.

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Re:Worldcoin: A solution in search of its problem by tarruda on Sunday July 30, 2023 @04:32PM (#36935651)

I would not trust someone who claims they are working on a project that benefits people.

I would be less suspicious of someone working on a selfish project that might benefit people as a side effect.

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Re:Worldcoin: A solution in search of its problem by 93po on Sunday July 30, 2023 @06:50PM (#36936815)

Sam Altman's work on OpenAI is hard to characterize as selfish when he owns none of it and doesn't get paid for it.

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Re:Worldcoin: A solution in search of its problem by baobabKoodaa on Sunday July 30, 2023 @08:20PM (#36937505)

Sure. Just don't look at the boats.

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Re:Worldcoin: A solution in search of its problem by Atotalnoob on Monday July 31, 2023 @01:29AM (#36939107)

He is the CEO, and according to levels.fyi, they give out stock grants.

Why on earth would the CEO not get a stock grant when the entry level SWEs do?

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Re:Worldcoin: A solution in search of its problem by ascorbic on Monday July 31, 2023 @02:06AM (#36939308)

He's said that he doesn't take any stock. I don't know why so many people thing this is strange. He's already immensely rich. While this role might not make him richer, but it does give him huge amounts of power and influence.

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Re:Worldcoin: A solution in search of its problem by blitzar on Monday July 31, 2023 @04:57AM (#36940186)

Richness comes in many flavours other than $$$s. As you point out huge amounts of power and influence - something money cant buy.

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Re:Worldcoin: A solution in search of its problem by ascorbic on Monday July 31, 2023 @01:36PM (#36946101)

Well, tbf it kinda can but I get your point

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Re:Worldcoin: A solution in search of its problem by 93po on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @02:30PM (#36960295)

Because he chose to not be compensated because he felt it was too big of a conflict of interest given the stakes

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Re:Worldcoin: A solution in search of its problem by JohnFen on Monday July 31, 2023 @11:03AM (#36943677)

It was Sam Altman being behind WorldCoin that made me very suspicious of OpenAI when I learned he was involved with that, too.

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