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Re:OpenAI's employees were given two explanations for why Sa... by kmlevitt on Monday November 20, 2023 @10:46PM (#38358874)
Firing Sam as a way of sticking up for Ilya would make more sense if Ilya wasn’t currently in support of Sam getting his job back.
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Re:OpenAI's employees were given two explanations for why Sa... by onimishra on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @03:09AM (#38360801)
I’m not sure Ilya was anticipating this to more or less break OpenAI as a company. Ilya is all about the work they do, and might not have anticipated that this would turn the entire company against him and the rest of the board. And so, he is in support of Sam coming back, if that means that they can get back to the work at hand.
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Re:OpenAI's employees were given two explanations for why Sa... by kmlevitt on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @04:17AM (#38361291)
Perhaps. But if the board is really so responsive to Ilya's concerns, why have they not reversed the decision so that Ilya can get his wish?
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