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Re:Before Altman’s ouster, OpenAI’s board was divided and fe... by 6gvONxR4sf7o on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @10:24PM (#38374370)
> Second: the anti-Sam Altman argument seems to be "let's shut the company down...

Isn't that the pro-Altman argument? The pro-Altman side is saying "let's shut the company down if we don't get our way." The anti-Altman side is saying "let's get rid of Sam Altman and keep going."

Re:Before Altman’s ouster, OpenAI’s board was divided and fe... by powera on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @10:53PM (#38374563)
No. No it isn't.

The board-aligned argument seems to be "destroying the company is the right thing to do if it helps the cause of AI alignment".

Whereas the pro-Altman side seems to be "if you have the most successful startup since Google/Facebook, you shouldn't blow it up merely because of vague arguments about << alignment >> ".

Re:Before Altman’s ouster, OpenAI’s board was divided and fe... by ruszki on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @11:56PM (#38374891)
Your pro-Altman means that the argument should be won by Altman side, just because it’s a successful startup, while in reality, it’s a non-profit with a mission, which contradicts Altman’s position (according to the article).
Re:Before Altman’s ouster, OpenAI’s board was divided and fe... by 6gvONxR4sf7o on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @01:54AM (#38375746)
> "if you have the most successful startup since Google/Facebook, you shouldn't blow it up"

... But they aren't the ones blowing it up? Firing one guy, even the CEO, isn't blowing it up. The only side that directly threatened "if you don't do X, we blow it up" was the pro-Altman side.