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A comment on Sam Altman's ouster was precipitated by letter to board about AI breakthrough. Parent comment

Re:Sam Altman's ouster was precipitated by letter to board a... by NotYourLawyer on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @10:38PM (#38388953)
>It seems like you can't continue with the same mission if you're taking billions from public companies which have investors who are very much interested in profit.

Why not? Public companies contribute to charities all the time.

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Re:Sam Altman's ouster was precipitated by letter to board a... by gexla on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @11:01PM (#38389103)
If the stories from media and elsewhere were correct, then current and future investors (Microsoft, Thrive Capital) were pressuring OpenAI to bring back Sam. They wouldn't be doing that if they were giving to charity?
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Re:Sam Altman's ouster was precipitated by letter to board a... by rowls66 on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @11:03PM (#38389120)
Not at the scale involved here.
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