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The most plausible explanation is that OpenAI tech was used for the military. That would explain why Eric Schmidt would not (and his immediate support) and that board is anti-mil tech enough to think those applications don’t “benefit all of humanity.”

Ilya and Mira probably didn’t know and might have discovered it recently and raised it with the board, hence the promotion. Note: both have Eastern-European ties, so if the application is in Ukraine, they could have strong feelings about it. Greg co-signed or knew and didn’t tell.

Alternatively, Elon found about it through StarLink and wanted to get revenge.

Alternatively, it could be a case where there was an option, Sam refused on ethical grounds without telling the board; they thought what is happening in Ukraine (or Gaza—Sam’s bio is a single Star of David, uncharacteristically short) justified the intervention. They confronted him, and he lied — or couldn’t tell because he was under a sworn statement to defend military secrets.

Either way, it explains the secrecy.

>>bertil+(OP)
My bad: Ilya is indeed of Russian-Jewish origin.

>>0xDEF+B9
I thought Ilya was from a Russian family who emigrated to Israel last century… You learn.

Whether Albania is in Eastern Europe is debatable. It was behind the Iron Curtain.

>>bertil+(OP)
Greg adding “safe” in his statement compared to the board’s message points at a security reason (presumably sharing with the CIA who’s spending a lot of time asking specific questions about bioweapons).

>>bertil+Mb
Russia is partially geographically sort of Eastern Europe, not in the union though. Israelis officials think it's in Europe too, and it's in the East.

>>bertil+Gf
When the ChatGPT came out I asked it which politician is a russian spy - and the question got blocked, lol.

>>two_in+8j
What I meant was: has emotional ties to what happening in Ukraine. It could influence how they perceive the merits of a military collaboration. Many Poles for instance would be ready to do anything.

>>0xDEF+B9
Sidenote: Even the name itself is typical eastern European + Jewish.

According to Wikipedia it's "the East Slavic form of the male Hebrew name Eliyahu (Eliahu), meaning 'My God is Yahu/Jah.'"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilya

>>bertil+(OP)
No offense but what would be the use of OpenAI in trench warfare in Ukraine?