OpenAI's employees were given two explanations for why Sam Altman was fired

Re:OpenAI's employees were given two explanations for why Sa... by benterix on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @05:23AM (#38361779)

Yeah, there definitely seem to be some personality cult around Sam on HN. I met him when he visited Europe during his lobbying tour. I was a bit surprised the CEO of one of the most innovative companies would promote an altcoin. And then he repeated how Europe is crucial, several times. Then he went to the UK and laughed, "Who cares about Europe". So he seems like the guy who will tell you what you want to hear. Ask anybody on the street, they will have no idea who the guy is.

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Re:OpenAI's employees were given two explanations for why Sa... by comboy on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @06:12AM (#38362120)

> Then he went to the UK and laughed, "Who cares about Europe"

Interesting. Got any source? Or was it in a private conversation.

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Re:OpenAI's employees were given two explanations for why Sa... by piuantiderp on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @09:01AM (#38363689)

It's a surprisingly small world.

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Re:OpenAI's employees were given two explanations for why Sa... by benterix on Thursday November 23, 2023 @09:24AM (#38393072)

No, this one was from a friend who was there, and AFAICT it wasn't a private conversation but a semi-public event. In any case, after courting a few EU countries he decided to set up OpenAI office in the UK.

I have nothing against him, it just seemed a bit off that most of the meeting was about this brand new coin, how it will be successful, and about the plans to scan biometric data of the entire world population. I mean, you don't have to be a genius to understand a few dozen ways these things can go wrong.

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Re:OpenAI's employees were given two explanations for why Sa... by johnnymorgan on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @05:30AM (#38361826)

I gotten SBF vibes from him for awhile now.

Elon split was the warning

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Re:OpenAI's employees were given two explanations for why Sa... by edmundsauto on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @06:18AM (#38362159)

Telling statement. The Elon split for me cements Altman as the Lionheart in the story.

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Re:OpenAI's employees were given two explanations for why Sa... by jacquesm on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @07:16AM (#38362616)

There are other options besides 'Elon is a jerk' or 'Sam is a jerk'.

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Re:OpenAI's employees were given two explanations for why Sa... by OOPMan on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @08:48AM (#38363539)

For example...they're both jerks!

:-)

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Re:OpenAI's employees were given two explanations for why Sa... by johnnymorgan on Wednesday November 29, 2023 @10:02AM (#38460171)

Yeah I don't mean Sam is a jerk but there is an element of dishonesty that twigs me.

Elon isn't above reproach either but I share interest with him (aka Robert Heinlein) which informs me on his decision making process.

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Re:OpenAI's employees were given two explanations for why Sa... by freejazz on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @12:53PM (#38367211)

Normally that's a good sign

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