Re:Paul Graham: Nonprofits Are a Magnet for Sociopaths
by ilaksh on Sunday November 19, 2023 @06:35PM
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I think it's a bit over the top to apply it to the current topic. I don't know Sutskever personally but I think that he was trying to be responsible and had a right to be kept in the loop as per the way the organization was formed. Same with the people that backed him up. I think that's very different from being a sociopath.
Same for Altman. If he is a sociopath then he may also be one the greatest actors of all time.
I'm not saying I think what they did was a good plan or that I believe the GPT Store or GPT 4.5 is going to take over the world. But I just think that from the perspective of safety-oriented people it was probably fair to evaluate the trajectory as dangerous and to try to reign it in a bit.
Personally, though, thinking short term, I hope Altman comes back and we get a GPT Store soon.
I also hope that open source models continue to improve and serious safety research continues full speed.
Same for Altman. If he is a sociopath then he may also be one the greatest actors of all time.
I'm not saying I think what they did was a good plan or that I believe the GPT Store or GPT 4.5 is going to take over the world. But I just think that from the perspective of safety-oriented people it was probably fair to evaluate the trajectory as dangerous and to try to reign it in a bit.
Personally, though, thinking short term, I hope Altman comes back and we get a GPT Store soon.
I also hope that open source models continue to improve and serious safety research continues full speed.