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 munksbeer on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @06:01AM (#38362061)

> It has devalued and replaced the work of people who relied on that work for their incomes.

Many people (myself included) would argue that is true for almost all technological progress and adds more value to society as a whole than it takes away.

Obviously the comparisons are not exact, and have been made many times already, but you can just pick one of countless examples that devalued certain workers wages but made so many more people better off.

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Re:OpenAI's employees were given two explanations for why Sa... by sgt101 on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @10:46AM (#38365224)

Sure - agree... but

- because it's happened before doesn't make it ok (especially for the folks who it happens to)

- many more people may be better off, and it may be a social good eventually, but this is not for sure

- there is no mechanism for any redistribution or support for the people suddenly and unexpectedly displaced.

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Re:OpenAI's employees were given two explanations for why Sa... by munksbeer on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @10:17AM (#38380371)

Well then, are we in agreement that you can't use the argument that ChatGPT replaced some people's work as an overall negative without a lot more qualification?

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