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Re:OpenAI's employees were given two explanations for why Sa... by threeseed on Monday November 20, 2023 @09:34PM (#38358250)
> This could well be, but I still struggle to grasp it. He seemed so much smarter

This isn't about intelligence but about business experience.

Re:OpenAI's employees were given two explanations for why Sa... by skygazer on Monday November 20, 2023 @09:48PM (#38358372)
Oh, I don’t know, when most adults are so inexperienced, they’re typically timid before committing monumental and irrevocable acts. I mean, granted, given the strength of his aptitudes, perhaps he’s not as well rounded, with narrower range of life experiences. Still, the red flags would be hard to ignore. Was this like a Milgram conformance to authority situation? Either way, there were so many people on and off the board, and allowed to dwindle to the point that a quorum was a mere 4 people. They treated it like a toothless advisory board. It’s like letting your kids babysit themselves in an armory.