A bit over and above the norm.
What made M$ hit the ‘Eject’ button so quickly? (I don’t believe that they didn’t know about this…)
What made M$ hit the ‘Eject’ button so quickly? (I don’t believe that they didn’t know about this…)
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"I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
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Allegedly...
https://www.theguardian.com/technolo...m-altman-fired
“Mr. Altman’s departure follows a deliberative review process by the board, which concluded that he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities,” the board’s statement said. What Altman had allegedly hidden from his company’s board was not clear.
There is a lot of pressure in start ups to show the best 'face' not the truth, similar to big bids it does sound like the copyright issues on AI are about to explode. -
Yep, it does sound as if they’re trying to get ahead of whatever is about to hit the fan."I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
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Originally posted by cojak View Post
Microsoft don't have a board seat.
Ilya Sutskever took him out.
"This was the board doing its duty to the mission of the nonprofit, which is to make sure that OpenAI builds AGI that benefits all of humanity," Sutskever told employees at an emergency all-hands meeting on Friday afternoon.
EDIT: Rumours are he is going to reinstated.Last edited by Fraidycat; 19 November 2023, 01:02.Comment
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Those rumours are still swirling, it sounds as if investors (including Microsoft) were annoyed at this power play.
So I wonder what has caused this bust-up, just a power grab or something else? Much has been lost and not much gained from the weekend’s shenanigans.
"I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
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Well, that’s a twist.
Altman told the OpenAI board to feck off before moving to Microsoft.
This CNN article gives a possible explanation (beware the ads though).
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/11/19/t...ard/index.html"I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
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Latest: Microsoft hires Sam Altman to lead advanced AI research.
Ilya Sutskever doesn't come over as the kind of person interested in power. It looks like this might be more about AI safety.
Its easy to forget how dangerous AI actually will be once it reaches a level way above humans. Which will happen sometime in the next 5 to 30 years.Comment
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Yep, that’s what the CNN article alludes to.Originally posted by Fraidycat View Post"I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
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And since Altman is a big public advocate for regulation, and the board accused him of not being honest in his comms, and what with his rapid switch to Microsoft (a huge with-profits company)…
Maybe the public and private beliefs don’t quite align?"I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
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Three of the lead devs / scientists left with him (or just after he was dropped) so there's more to this story than just a power grab move I think.Comment
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