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Re:Sam Altman, OpenAI board open talks to negotiate his poss... by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @05:20PM (#38371235)
> nothing to loose if OpenAI dies

To be fair, this was deliberately done. You don't want the person selling you the bombs to be the one deciding how many you use.

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Re:Sam Altman, OpenAI board open talks to negotiate his poss... by YetAnotherNick on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @05:26PM (#38371318)
I think that was done as a safety lever, not a hard force. Outside member could raise the alarm if they feel something is wrong, not make the decision and not inform anyone.
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Re:Sam Altman, OpenAI board open talks to negotiate his poss... by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @05:53PM (#38371683)
> Outside member could raise the alarm if they feel something is wrong, not make the decision and not inform anyone

You’re describing an advisory board or oversight council. Like the one Facebook likes to ignore [1].

This was a board, and a non-profit board at that. They were designed to be the deciders. And they have no duty to inform anyone in their charter.

[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/06/technology/facebook-overs...

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