Kara Swisher's story about Sam Altman is falling apart (disconnect.blog)

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When Sam Altman was ousted as CEO of OpenAI on November 17, 2023, Kara Swisher started tweeting up a storm of “scoopage,” as she referred to her calls with high-ranking tech figures. Over the days Altman was on the outside, Swisher helped to craft a narrative that a board stacked with his internal rivals had pulled off a coup without a legitimate reason. The face of the AI boom had been betrayed and deserved to retake his position at the helm.

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[-] yrmp@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

The worst people seem to always rise to the top of their fields because they don’t have the same guardrails as the rest of us.

[-] beefbot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

There are LOTS of women in tech who need to be listened to way more than anyone does - I hate that this can erode that trust

Also true: power corrupts, more power corrupts more, & a journalist’s career thrives on it

Also true: Kara Swisher used to be friends with Ellen Musk. So there was the insider power & eventually some wisdom won, but idk exactly when that happened

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