Before Altman’s ouster, OpenAI’s board was divided and feuding

Re:Before Altman’s ouster, OpenAI’s board was divided and fe... by ecshafer on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @09:43PM (#38374032)

There is a difference between independent from an organization, and someone that takes a public stand against a company. Reading that paper, which I am not really impressed with, they are taking a stance that openai's current trajectory is not as good as a competitor. I bet that if a Microsoft board member wrote a paper how Google search is better than Bing / AWS Better than Azure / OSX better than Windows they would be reprimanded also.

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Re:Before Altman’s ouster, OpenAI’s board was divided and fe... by abracadaniel on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @10:13PM (#38374283)

A comparison to another nonprofit would make more sense. A board member of the Komen Foundation being reprimanded for pointing out that other nonprofits are far more effective at helping cancer research would be a better comparison.

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Re:Before Altman’s ouster, OpenAI’s board was divided and fe... by ralfd on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @10:12PM (#38374278)

But I bet if a Greenpeace-like-organization board member would write a paper how a different environmental group is greener, they would be praised.

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Re:Before Altman’s ouster, OpenAI’s board was divided and fe... by jibal on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @10:31PM (#38374423)

Non-profits and for-profits aren't comparable. The latter have a duty to make money. The former has a duty to its mission.

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