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Re:Emmett Shear becomes interim OpenAI CEO as Altman talks b... by varjag on Monday November 20, 2023 @02:26AM (#38343919)
A CEO typically builds up a network of his people within the org and if he falls hard they are next on the chopping block. Same deal as with dictators.

"Dozens" sounds like about right amount for a large org.

Re:Emmett Shear becomes interim OpenAI CEO as Altman talks b... by mcv on Monday November 20, 2023 @03:24AM (#38344616)
So having Altman's loyalists leave is probably exactly what Sutskever wants?

Still, what do they actually want? It seems a bit overly dramatic for such an organisation.

Re:Emmett Shear becomes interim OpenAI CEO as Altman talks b... by lucubratory on Monday November 20, 2023 @03:49AM (#38344955)
This is very short and explains exactly what they want: https://openai.com/charter

I think it's pretty obvious after reading it why people who were really committed to that Charter weren't happy with the direction that Sam was taking the company.

Re:Emmett Shear becomes interim OpenAI CEO as Altman talks b... by ric2b on Monday November 20, 2023 @05:08AM (#38345786)
It doesn't sound obvious to me, can you clarify on what Sam was doing that went against the charter?
Re:Emmett Shear becomes interim OpenAI CEO as Altman talks b... by ruszki on Monday November 20, 2023 @08:49AM (#38347986)
Looking on Windows 11 and Copilot, it’s easy to see that Microsoft deal violates “Broadly distributed benefits” on some level. But of course, who knows without an official statement.