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1. karmas+43[view] [source] 2023-11-18 07:33:34
>>convex+(OP)
Well it begins. OpenAI will be a shell of itself in very short time.

Advice: you can't win over a narrative, which is what Sam has become. People and resources will come to him, by themselves.

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2. Booris+Fb[view] [source] 2023-11-18 08:53:06
>>karmas+43
The advice seems off-point: overall it seems like Sam has operated opposite of the narrative he built (which aggrandized a vision of the future and downplayed the importance of making money) and got fired for it.

If I was OpenAI I'd want to quit today not because I want to follow Sam, but because the same bullshit that people left Google Brain et al. for has managed to catch up with them at OpenAI. It's a shame honestly, it was so exciting to see a company finally free itself of the shackles of navel gazing and just build things, but it seems like that's over today.

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3. karmas+2c[view] [source] 2023-11-18 08:56:35
>>Booris+Fb
You misunderstood my point.

The narrative I am referring to is a simple one: take back what should be his. A.k.a, revenge. That is for sure a strong word.

People live on stories (collective imagination, if fancier), and what they like most is a wronged prince/princess took back his/her crown. It is the same with Taylor Swift rerecording her albums. The story potential will feed itself, until it is fully realized. The OpenAI board had committed a historical misstep, but maybe it is indeed what it is designed for: they hold no stakes in the business, so their view can't be held accountable in a business microscope. But money will really dislike it.

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