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1. gkober+B2[view] [source] 2023-11-17 20:37:06
>>davidb+(OP)
I know I won't get a lot of love for this, but Sam is a really good person. I don't know him well, but I've known him since long before OpenAI.

He's not perfect, but behind the scenes he's a genuine and upstanding person. I've met lots of wealthy smart people, and he's the only exception. He was the only person I trusted in this situation, and I'm genuinely nervous that he's no longer running OpenAI.

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2. baches+u4[view] [source] 2023-11-17 20:41:38
>>gkober+B2
how do you know he's a good person if you don't know him well?
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3. koolba+O8[view] [source] 2023-11-17 20:55:21
>>baches+u4
I've had a positive opinion of sama as a human ever since this comment about him living with his two brothers well into their 30s: >>12592010

It's a corollary to my theory that anybody that maintains close ties with their family and lives with them is a wholesome person.

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4. kdmcco+3e[view] [source] 2023-11-17 21:17:13
>>koolba+O8
You've got to be kidding. Really, are you kidding? That's an extremely weak litmus test for goodness.

Plenty of people maintain extremely close connections with their families while engaging in activies that are terrible for the world around them. Organized criminals. Terrorists. Business magnates. Political families. Corrupt police officers. Plenty of these groups are made out of tight-knit families.

It's common, dare I say human nature, to prioritize the needs of your family. That is honorable and important, but being a Good person requires caring about strangers too.

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5. hyperd+Wi[view] [source] 2023-11-17 21:37:46
>>kdmcco+3e
SBF seems close to his family, too...
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