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>>staran+(OP)
The media and the VCs are treating Sam like some hero and savior of AI. I’m not getting it. What has he done in life and/or AI to deserve so much respect and admiration? Why don’t top researchers and scientists get equivalent (if not more) respect, admiration and support? It looks like one should strive to become product manager, not an engineer or a scientist.

>>eclect+79
> The media and the VCs are treating Sam like some hero and savior of AI

I wouldn't be so sure. While I think the board handled this process terribly, I think the majority of mainstream media articles I saw were very cautionary regarding the outcome. Examples (and note the second article reports that Paul Graham fired Altman from YC, which I never knew before):

MarketWatch: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-openai-debacle-shows-s...

Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/11/22/sam-alt...