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>>davidb+(OP)
Saying this is sudden would be an understatement.

Sam Altman spoke at an APEC panel on behalf of OpenAI literally yesterday: https://twitter.com/LondonBreed/status/1725318771454456208

>>minima+B
It’s hard to imagine a more last minute move on the boards part here. Been in tech exec leadership for a long time and this feels like they’re accusing him of cannibalism (in corporate PR speak). No way this didn’t get decided on in the middle of last night. Whatever he did is big and dangerous, or they’re trying to pin it on him.

>>moshun+Db
>last minute move

Also, they did it around 3:30 Eastern, 30 minutes before the closing bell (Microsoft is xxmajorityxx 49% owner). It was so urgent they couldn't wait until after the market closed.

>>DebtDe+6o
Microsoft is a minority owner (49%) of the capped-profit OpenAI subsidiary.

The OpenAI board has no responsibility to consider Microsoft's wants. I'd accept the argument that, their decision to not wait until after 4pm was a slight against Microsoft, for the reason you outline; but I'm not sure if urgency plays into it.

>>015a+Uw
Lol, only on the internet you'd see somebody suggesting that a 49% shareholder (which happens to be Microsoft, of all people) is immaterial.

>>morale+3F
I never used the word "immaterial"; I said it could be interpreted as a slight that they didn't wait. However, the OpenAI board has no legal responsibility to Microsoft. Not considering the impact this would have on Microsoft's stock, especially since its now 7pm and nothing new has come to light, was absolutely uncourteous.