Sam Altman: Ousted OpenAI boss to return days after being sacked
this post was submitted on 22 Nov 2023
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What a mess
It was fun to watch though. Sad it is over.
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Not that it’s relevant anymore, but I think they ought to have done more than match. OpenAI staff work at a much smaller, more focused company where they are closer to leadership. Whether you agree or not, they believe they have a strong mission and an ethical approach. They are making headlines around the world. Getting swallowed by a giant, soulless corporation is a far less interesting proposition, and is generally only accepted along with some fat golden handcuffs.
Microsoft is making the mistake with AI of getting carried away by fads, AI is just having all this hype because it is something "new" soon the bill will knock on Microsoft's door and it will see the mistake it made
I thought they were just trying to make up for Clippy.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The uncertainty about people's futures extend to Mr Altman, with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella telling CNBC that he might not be joining, adding he was "committed to OpenAI and Sam, irrespective of what configuration".
On Monday, Mr Nadella told CNBC "something has to change" at OpenAI - creator of the ChatGPT chatbot - but did not specify what that was, or rule out the tech giant getting a seat on the board.
The Microsoft chief executive's calm demeanour in a round of media interviews is in contrast to the tumult at OpenAI itself, where staff are in open revolt at Mr Altman's departure.
It has the two leaders of OpenAI, it has the ability to attract talent, it has the balance sheet, and it's building an insane computing infrastructure to the tune of $50bn.
The pair crossed paths years ago when they were involved with start-up investment programme Y Combinator - with a viral photo of them as part of a group spreading on social media.
Mr Shear co-founded the hit gaming site Twitch, and led it to become the dominant live-streaming website in the world, before selling the business to Amazon for an estimated $970m (£774m) in 2014.
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You can't buy kudos though