Emmett Shear becomes interim OpenAI CEO as Altman talks break down

Re:Emmett Shear becomes interim OpenAI CEO as Altman talks b... by Closi on Monday November 20, 2023 @01:55AM (#38343632)

While your post sounds like something that would be true, there are loads of examples of where companies have thrived under a clear vision from a specific person.

The example of Steve Jobs used in the above post is probably a prime example - Apple just wouldn’t be the company it is today without that period of his singular vision and drive.

Of course they struggled after losing him, but the current version of Apple that has lived with Jobs and lost him is probably better than the hypothetical version of Apple where he never returned.

Great teams are important, but great teams plus great leadership is better.

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Re:Emmett Shear becomes interim OpenAI CEO as Altman talks b... by _factor on Monday November 20, 2023 @02:49AM (#38344113)

Newsflash. Altman is no Steve Jobs.

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Re:Emmett Shear becomes interim OpenAI CEO as Altman talks b... by Closi on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @08:34AM (#38378889)

Newsflash. I didn't claim he was.

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Re:Emmett Shear becomes interim OpenAI CEO as Altman talks b... by hef19898 on Monday November 20, 2023 @03:06AM (#38344330)

Steve Jobs is actually a great example: He was, sucessfully at each time, replaced twice, once aftwr he almost ran Apple into the ground and then after his death. In fact, he shoes how to build an org that explicitly does not depend on war star player.

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