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Re:Sam Altman's been fired before. The polarizing past of Op... by tempaccount420 on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @01:49PM (#38383408)
Or, when you fire people, have a clear reason for it. Not being "consistently candid" is not that.
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Re:Sam Altman's been fired before. The polarizing past of Op... by satisfaction on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @02:23PM (#38383852)
lying of any type is always grounds for termination. "consistently candid" is just a more PC phrase for lying.
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Re:Sam Altman's been fired before. The polarizing past of Op... by Buttons840 on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @02:29PM (#38383927)
Candid means speaking your mind; truth. "Consistently candid" therefore means consistently telling the truth, perhaps even to a fault.
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Re:Sam Altman's been fired before. The polarizing past of Op... by mort96 on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @02:50PM (#38384201)
The details matter here. Consistently lying is grounds for termination. Not consistently being outspoken/blunt might not be. "Not being consistently candid" can be interpreted as either.
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Re:Sam Altman's been fired before. The polarizing past of Op... by whatshisface on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @02:14PM (#38383726)
You want companies to post the reasons for every firing on Twitter?
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Re:Sam Altman's been fired before. The polarizing past of Op... by dghlsakjg on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @02:25PM (#38383878)
No. But if you are going to make a statement, it behooves you to fill it with substance.
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Re:Sam Altman's been fired before. The polarizing past of Op... by whatshisface on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @05:30PM (#38386086)
That's not how board press release are. I can't help but feel everyone is using Twitter rules to study a corporate game.
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Re:Sam Altman's been fired before. The polarizing past of Op... by quickthrower2 on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @02:34PM (#38383990)
Not regular employees. Twitter is one method of communication.
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Re:Sam Altman's been fired before. The polarizing past of Op... by YetAnotherNick on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @02:20PM (#38383810)
No, but at least tell the reasons to the CEO you replaced him with. Even Shear was kept in dark and was planning to leave OpenAI.
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Re:Sam Altman's been fired before. The polarizing past of Op... by mock-possum on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @02:24PM (#38383869)
I’m ambivalent about it in general, but curious in this case specifically.
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