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1. jborde+g1[view] [source] 2023-11-17 20:33:44
>>davidb+(OP)
> Sam Altman will depart as CEO and leave the board of directors. Mira Murati, the company’s chief technology officer, will serve as interim CEO, effective immediately.

> Mr. Altman’s departure follows a deliberative review process by the board, which concluded that he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities. The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI.

Wow

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2. magicl+y9[view] [source] 2023-11-17 20:57:59
>>jborde+g1
Well, striking language indeed.

But.. what are the responsibilities of the board that may be hindered? I studied https://openai.com/our-structure

One tantalising statement in there is that AGI-level system is not bound by licensing agreements that a sub-AGI system would be (ostensibly to Microsoft).

This phase-shift places a pressure on management to not declare reaching a AGI level threshold. But have they?

Of course, it could be an ordinary everyday scandal but given how well they are doing, I'd imagine censure/sanctions would be how that is handled.

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