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Re:OpenAI's Only Ethicist Reportedly Left Last Month by alexashka on Tuesday August 11, 2026 @06:16PM (#49265233)
She probably had the epiphany that life is short and she's already rich.

It takes a surprising amount of time for nepo babies to realize life is about more than making sure you're doing at least as good as other nepo babies you grew up with.

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Re:OpenAI's Only Ethicist Reportedly Left Last Month by fn-mote on Tuesday August 11, 2026 @07:43PM (#49266010)
> She probably had the epiphany that life is short and she's already rich.

This is a very optimistic take. Most people don’t take this route, so without evidence I don’t think it should be a first guess.

No information does not mean “everything was good”. Usually the opposite.

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