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Re:Before Altman’s ouster, OpenAI’s board was divided and fe... by 15457345234 on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @09:39PM (#38373993)
It's a nonprofit board & it's absolutely the role of advisory board members to continue their work in the sector they're specialized in without bias.
Re:Before Altman’s ouster, OpenAI’s board was divided and fe... by jxi on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @09:44PM (#38374040)
But she was biased. She seemed so biased against her own company that her intended course of action seems to be to destroy it.
Re:Before Altman’s ouster, OpenAI’s board was divided and fe... by 15457345234 on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @09:45PM (#38374048)
If she has a justifiable reason for holding that position it isn't bias.
Re:Before Altman’s ouster, OpenAI’s board was divided and fe... by kickopotomus on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @09:56PM (#38374154)
OpenAI does not have an advisory board. She is on the board of directors and has fiduciary responsibilities. It does not matter that the parent organization is a non-profit. The duty remains.
Re:Before Altman’s ouster, OpenAI’s board was divided and fe... by comp_throw7 on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @10:03PM (#38374221)
Yes, those responsibilities are to advance the charter of the organization, which notably is totally compatible with publishing articles that contain mild criticism of the organization's behavior.
Re:Before Altman’s ouster, OpenAI’s board was divided and fe... by jprete on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @10:08PM (#38374244)
The board’s fiduciary duties are to the charter of the nonprofit. They have no duty to protect the for-profit-OpenAI’s profits, reputation, or anything else.
Re:Before Altman’s ouster, OpenAI’s board was divided and fe... by 15457345234 on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @10:05PM (#38374231)
This has been argued here already and dissected thoroughly.

It's basically restating 'her role is to cheerlead' but with more sophisticated wording.

You haven't made an argument, you've just used longer words to restate your (incorrect) opinion.

Also I never said they had an 'advisory' board. Board members ar either executive or non-executive members. If they're nonexec then their role is to advise the executive members. They're generally fairly independent and many nonexecutive board members serve on the boards of multiple companies, sometimes including ones that are nominally in competition with each other.

Re:Before Altman’s ouster, OpenAI’s board was divided and fe... by kickopotomus on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @10:15PM (#38374299)
No, I never said that her role is to "cheerlead". Refraining from public disparaging remarks is not a big ask for a board member. Especially if those thoughts were not first brought before the board, which is where such disputes should be resolved.

> Also I never said they had an 'advisory' board

From your comment: "...it's absolutely the role of advisory board members to continue their work".

Not sure how someone is meant to parse that except for you to imply that she was a member of an advisory board.

Re:Before Altman’s ouster, OpenAI’s board was divided and fe... by 15457345234 on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @10:27PM (#38374395)
> Not sure how someone is meant to parse that

Someone is meant to use context and understand that when the context clearly refers to someone who is well known to be a member of the board of directors, 'advisory board member' means that they are a board member in an advisory role, aka a nonexec.

That assumes that someone is familiar with the structure and makeup of boards of directors. It's a bit rude to participate in a conversation if you're not familiar with the subject matter and the meaning of words-in-context as you just waste peoples time making them elaborate.

Re:Before Altman’s ouster, OpenAI’s board was divided and fe... by kickopotomus on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @10:37PM (#38374458)
> 'advisory board member' means that they are a board member in an advisory role, aka a nonexec

No, those are not synonyms. Advisory boards are distinct from the board of directors. Advisory board members have roles similar to what you alluded to in your original comment and do not have fiduciary duties, hence my confusion.

Non-exec board members are not involved with day-to-day business operations but their fiduciary duties are no different than exec members.

Language has meaning. Don't insult others for your own clumsy usage.

Re:Before Altman’s ouster, OpenAI’s board was divided and fe... by 15457345234 on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @10:39PM (#38374481)
Oh well I guess I used the wrong word then, but from context you should have been able to figure out the intent behind my words.

Only human!

> Don't insult others for your own clumsy usage.

We're on the internet. Something like 25% of internet discourse is nitpicking vocabulary. Let's keep traditions alive this holiday season!