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Re:We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam to retu... by hdivider on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @05:06AM (#38377268)
This, 100%.

Sam pontificated about fusion power, even here on HN. Beyond investing in Helion, what did he do? Worldcoin. Tempting impoverished people to give up biometric data in exchange for some crypto. And serving as the face of mass-market consumer AI. Clearly that's more cool, and more attractive to VCs.

Meanwhile, what have fusion scientists and engineers done? They kept on going, including by developing ML systems for pure technological effect. Day after day. They got to a breakthrough just this year. Scientists and engineers in national labs, universities, and elsewhere show what a real commitment to technological progress looks like.

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Re:We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam to retu... by otteromkram on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @06:47AM (#38377954)
> This, 100%.

When do new HN users get the ability to downvote?

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Re:We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam to retu... by deely3 on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @06:55AM (#38378018)
Depends on karma and other hiddens parameters.
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Re:We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam to retu... by bryancoxwell on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @06:54AM (#38378011)
501 karma.
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Re:We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam to retu... by qup on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @09:25AM (#38379586)
You're on pace for about two years in
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Re:We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam to retu... by robertlagrant on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @09:10AM (#38379354)
> Scientists and engineers in national labs, universities, and elsewhere show what a real commitment to technological progress looks like.

And everywhere. You've only named public institutions for some reason, but a lot of progress happens in the private sector. And that demonstrates real commitment, because they're not spending other people's money.

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Re:We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam to retu... by walthamstow on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @09:14AM (#38379420)
If the ZIRP era has taught us anything, it's that private companies can spray other people's money up the wall just as well as anyone
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Re:We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam to retu... by robertlagrant on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @10:22AM (#38380444)
It's the (partial) owners' money. The (partial) owners might be VC firms, but they are risking their own money.
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Re:We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam to retu... by baking on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @09:19AM (#38379496)
He is the Executive Chairman of Helion Energy so it is not just a passive investment.

That said, I wish Helion wasn't so paranoid about Chinese copycats and was more open about their tech. I can't help but feel Sam Altman is at least partly responsible for that.

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