Comments by "Chris Machabee" (@chrismachabee3128) on "Wes Roth"
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8:30 pm - from OPEN AI website paid version:
A quick recap of everything that's happened since Sam Altman's firing
Sam Altman's Background:
Co-founder of OpenAI in 2015 with investors like Peter Thiel and Elon Musk.
A former partner at startup incubator Y Combinator.
Became CEO of OpenAI in 2019.
ChatGPT Launch and Success:
Under Altman's leadership, OpenAI launched ChatGPT, which became the fastest-growing app of all time.
Sam Altman's Departure from OpenAI:
Announced unexpectedly on a Friday evening.
The board cited a lack of candor in his communications as the reason.
Generated widespread speculation and rumors in the tech community.
Greg Brockman's Resignation:
Co-founder and president Greg Brockman announced his resignation following Altman's departure.
Initially intended to remain in other roles but then decided to quit entirely.
Circumstances of Altman's Firing:
Fired over a Google Meet call, with most of OpenAI's management, including CTO and interim CEO Mira Murati, being unaware until shortly before the announcement.
Reason for Altman's Firing:
Reported misalignment between OpenAI's for-profit and non-profit sides.
Alleged focus on profit and product development over AI safety concerns.
OpenAI's New Interim CEO:
Mira Murati became the new interim CEO.
Investor Reaction and Effort to Rehire Altman:
Investors, including major ones like Microsoft, were reportedly unhappy with Altman's firing.
Efforts were made to negotiate Altman's return to the company.
Employee and Researcher Response:
Employees expressed disapproval of Altman's firing.
Three senior researchers resigned in response.
OpenAI employees showed support for Altman on social media.
Last Update: (As of Nov 19, 11:00PM)
Mira (interim CEO) goes to team Sam & they give the board 5 pm PST deadline
Deadline passes
@ 6:31 pm Kyle Vogt (Twitch co-founder) steps down as CEO of Cruise
Two hours later, the Board elects Emmett Shear, Kyle’s Twitch Co-founder, as CEO
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OK, this really has nothing to do with you. I understand it was posted by Musk, and was taken down. You, as a public service recovered it for your site's journalistic purposes' you did not do it to be malicious, stop sweating. Anybody that comes to your site wants to have the news about this ongoing saga. I had a 20+ minute discourse with Co-Pilot about an hour ago.
My angle was mental instability for the current OPEN AI board attempting to merger with Anthropic who’s sponsor are main competitors of Microsoft OPEN AI's sponsor to the tune of $10 Billion dollars. Co-pilot kind of took the side that mergers and acquisitions are complex and intricate, and ultimately may end up to the benefit of the parties who merged.
I explained that there was such a thing as business ethics and integrity, and added that the merger seem to be requested more out of a desperation, then as a prudent business decision. Co-Pilot added "In some cases, decisions are made hastily or without proper consideration due to ambiguity over who's accountable for which decisions. Clear roles for decision-making can help avoid such situations [4]. It's also important to avoid common pitfalls in decision-making, such as not offering alternatives or mistaking opinions for facts. "
I was trying to imply that there was mental instability in the board itself as they all agreed to do that with should never had been done. My understanding is Microsoft has leverage over OPEN AI, something about OPEN AI's use of the cloud. I don't fully understand that.
However getting back to the letter sent to Musk. I believe, it sounds like internal detail. Many people there at that time period may have disliked Altman, and did not respect the he was the CEO. The letter indicates the writer has anger against Altman.
This happened in the range of 2019 to2021? Well, it may be possible there was an open warfare with Altman attempting to get the company in shape from his perspective and people like Ilya, for reasons we all know, safety, behind the scenes thwarted Altman’s effort. So, Altman had to fight for his vision. He wanted Open AI to be great, but he also wanted everybody to have it and wanted to monetize.
I see it like when TV's were first made available to the public, imagine one company collecting payments for all TV's made and sold! That’s a lot of cash and a hell of incentive to fight for that right as the CEO.
This is my opinion. This letter indicates a guy, a CEO, battle-hardened getting rid of any and all opposition, and it wasn't easy. The letter says he did things and didn't tell management, well, he is the CEO he doesn’t have to tell management jack, if he does not want to.
I have been seeing Sam Altman, and confidentially, he didn't move the needle for me, however tremendous respect for his Brainiac creation of OPEN AI. He had that TED type talk what? Last week people were impressed. And so, someone, Ilya, decided it was a perfect time for a coup. I find that despicable.
Altman is out trying to get attention for OPEN AI, and improve its reputation, and crazy board member think’s he is setting a bomb off! I then saw a Ted talk of this guy Ilya. He, in my opinion had no business on anybody’s board, he doesn't know jack about big business, and his view of the entire world, comes from that tunnel vision working in his research head, and I would not be surprised if he was behind the hysteria that OPEN AI has the capability to destroy the entire world. Man, a lot of normal people got freaked out and they know nothing about AI, this includes leaders.
Here is how it looks to me. You got complete lunatics running OPEN AI right now, and they have no idea what they are doing.
Microsoft is a massive business organization, they are still probably waiting for legal to come up with a plan. Like Co-Pilot said these are complicated and complex matters. One thing for sure, they are taken in a lot of money for regular people who are relying on OPEN AI to do their work and do jobs. So, I think the board of OPEN AI needs to calm down and think about what they are doing before being drastic in their actions.
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