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1. Emma_G+QE[view] [source] 2023-11-20 16:53:23
>>skille+(OP)
I don't really understanding why the workforce is swinging unambiguously behind Altman. The core of the narrative thus far is that the board fired Altman on the grounds that he was prioritising commercialisation over the not-for-profit mission of OpenAI written into the organisation's charter.[1] Given that Sam has since joined Microsoft, that seems plausible, on its face.

The board may have been incompetent and shortsighted. Perhaps they should even try and bring Altman back, and reform themselves out of existence. But why would the vast majority of the workforce back an open letter failing to signal where they stand on the crucial issue - on the purpose of OpenAI and their collective work? Given the stakes which the AI community likes to claim are at issue in the development of AGI, that strikes me as strange and concerning.

[1] https://openai.com/charter

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2. ninepo+qM[view] [source] 2023-11-20 17:18:29
>>Emma_G+QE
Imagine putting all your energy behind the person who thinks worldcoin is a good idea...
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3. barryr+nT[view] [source] 2023-11-20 17:41:38
>>ninepo+qM
That's a pretty solid no-confidence vote in the board and their preferred direction.
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