OpenAI announces leadership transition

Re:OpenAI announces leadership transition by nebula8804 on Friday November 17, 2023 @03:59PM (#38310237)

He is the guy that built a bunker in New Zealand and has a ready made plan to escape on a motorcycle with his escape bag filled with guns, money and supplies when things collapse right? (At least I think he that guy) Is that normal person behavior?

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Re:OpenAI announces leadership transition by shipscode on Friday November 17, 2023 @04:06PM (#38310326)

I vote no because New Zealand seems like a poor choice for possessing arms in a bunker.

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Re:OpenAI announces leadership transition by seanw444 on Friday November 17, 2023 @04:26PM (#38310610)

If you have money and connections, the laws of the plebs are no longer relevant. You essentially have a right to keep and bear arms anywhere on Earth if you're rich enough.

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Re:OpenAI announces leadership transition by ChainOfFools on Friday November 17, 2023 @04:54PM (#38311013)

until locals with more guns and much deeper trust affiliations with other locals decide your money is best spent as they see fit.

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Re:OpenAI announces leadership transition by blangk on Friday November 17, 2023 @05:14PM (#38311202)

Would there be a better place or strategy?

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Re:OpenAI announces leadership transition by rpmisms on Saturday November 18, 2023 @01:57AM (#38316333)

All of Appalachia would be a better place. Anti-development, much more wildlife, not really an invasion target.

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Re:OpenAI announces leadership transition by int_19h on Friday November 17, 2023 @07:28PM (#38312959)

Back when this plan was publicized, you could legally own an AR-15 in New Zealand without much trouble.

It's still the case for bolt- and lever-action rifles and similar stuff.

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Re:OpenAI announces leadership transition by pianoben on Friday November 17, 2023 @04:16PM (#38310468)

Wasn't that Peter Thiel? Or did Sam do the same thing too?

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Re:OpenAI announces leadership transition by tomjakubowski on Friday November 17, 2023 @05:10PM (#38311169)

Altman is a rich prepper who talks about it, like Thiel. He claimed his bug-out base is in Big Sur, not in NZ as far as I'm aware.

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Re:OpenAI announces leadership transition by gkoberger on Friday November 17, 2023 @04:03PM (#38310289)

I didn't say he was normal. He's clearly not (normal people don't start OpenAI). That doesn't preclude him for being a thoughtful person who wants the best for the world around him.

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Re:OpenAI announces leadership transition by oth001 on Friday November 17, 2023 @05:26PM (#38311348)

By scanning eyeballs and doing who knows what with that data? Idk

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Re:OpenAI announces leadership transition by mindcrime on Friday November 17, 2023 @05:07PM (#38311147)

Is that normal person behavior?

Other than the part about having enough money to build a bunker in New Zealand, I'd say "yes".

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Re:OpenAI announces leadership transition by bulbosaur123 on Friday November 17, 2023 @05:14PM (#38311214)

> Is that normal person behavior?

Normal people suck and are generally dumb as a brick (including me). Normal people don't extrapolate calamities and don't think ten steps ahead.

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Re:OpenAI announces leadership transition by AuryGlenz on Saturday November 18, 2023 @02:00AM (#38316358)

If I had loads of money I would absolutely do the same.

It's insurance. For someone with an average income, it's not worth the cost of the .01% chance you'll need it. For someone with more money than they know what to do with, it's worth it.

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