Is it even possible? If you're giving up on $$$, are you therefore giving up on the ability to spend money on advancing your cause? But then if you're laser-focussed on $$$, how can you claim with a straight face that you are focussed on the company mission?
@jeremyphoward
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OpenAI Board Addresses AI Safety and Profit-Driven Control Concerns
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I don't know the answers to these questions. But I'm glad the OpenAI board is thinking about them. My view is that previously OpenAI was on a path to reducing safety, because I think having the power of AI controlled by a profit-chasing entity is the worst of all possible worlds
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Founder Principles: Honesty, Mission Alignment, Board Accountability
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I believe in founders. I believe in being honest and upfront about what you're trying to achieve, and how. I believe that boards should follow through on the mission they've been given.
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Governance Challenges: Balancing Societal Outcomes Against Profit Incentives
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Also, governance is really, really hard. I've advised many big company boards over many years, and every board I've dealt with has taken their obligations seriously. Trying to maximize societal outcomes over $$$ outcomes is *really* hard to do in our capitalist system.
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OpenAI Board Refocuses on Mission Despite Disagreement
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My support of the OpenAI board is confusing a lot of people (understandably!) so let me clarify: I don't personally believe in OpenAI's mission. But I still support the board's decision to re-focus on it, because I think that's what boards should do.
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Board Governance and Company Mission Alignment at OpenAI
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I don't support OpenAI's mission personally. But I support the idea that a board should maintain the company mission.
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Poe: LLM Wrapper for OpenAI and Other Models
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Poe is a wrapper for LLMs, including those from OpenAI.
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Company Mission Alignment and Employee Values
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Sticking to the founding mission of the company, embodied in the company charter, is not a mistake. People who believe in different missions should go work at a different company.
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OpenAI board opposed company becoming major technology corporation
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OpenAI board members really couldn't have been clearer that they did *not* want OpenAI to be a big tech co. https://
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