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Purported Insider Details about OpenAI Ousting of Sam Altman [/u/Anxious_Bandicoot126] (www.reddit.com)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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cross-posted from: https://lemdro.id/post/3317598 ([email protected])

  • Concerns about Leadership: There were internal concerns at OpenAI about Sam Altman's leadership, focusing on his alleged disregard for ethical considerations and priorities set by the organization.

  • Issues with Company Direction: Employees raised red flags about Sam pushing the company towards fast growth and fame, potentially compromising safety, quality, and ethical standards.

  • Board Intervention: The OpenAI board's decision to remove Sam as CEO was driven by a need to realign the company with its original mission and values, emphasizing ethics and responsible AI development.

  • Optimism for Future Direction: Despite the challenges, there's a sense of optimism about the future of OpenAI under new leadership, with a focus on returning to an engineering-driven mission and prioritizing safety and ethics in AI development.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Translation: disagreement over how to maximize revenue.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Or, they finally realised what a ridiculous dullard Sam Altman is. All hype, no substance.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Maximize what revenue? This was the non-profit board that oversees the 501c3 part of the somewhat complex organization. They don’t have any equity in the business components of the organization.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

So theoretically the non-profit board had a disagreement with Sam's desire to push for higher profits in the for-profit subsidiary. Hence, the disagreement over how to maximise revenue.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I didn't actually know that when I fired that off but not for profits do care about revenue and expenditure.