Emmett Shear becomes interim OpenAI CEO as Altman talks break down

Re:Emmett Shear becomes interim OpenAI CEO as Altman talks b... by ah765 on Monday November 20, 2023 @02:28AM (#38343939)

This is actually pretty surprising to me, since a financially motivated person would normally wait until a better deal, and just collect their paycheck in the meantime.

There's also no guarantee that Altman will really start a new company, or be able to collect funding to hire everyone quickly. I wonder if these people are just very loyal to Sam.

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Re:Emmett Shear becomes interim OpenAI CEO as Altman talks b... by hurryer on Monday November 20, 2023 @02:41AM (#38344055)

Or they could be loyal to the e/acc cult.

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Re:Emmett Shear becomes interim OpenAI CEO as Altman talks b... by MattGaiser on Monday November 20, 2023 @02:37AM (#38344008)

> This is actually pretty surprising to me, since a financially motivated person would normally wait until a better deal, and just collect their paycheck in the meantime.

I imagine you need to signal that you want in on the deal by departing. Get founder equity.

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Re:Emmett Shear becomes interim OpenAI CEO as Altman talks b... by jatins on Monday November 20, 2023 @04:18AM (#38345260)

Even if he had started a new company, there was no way a dozen employees were getting founder equity for showing loyalty

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