Screw this shitty credentialist arrogant take. Helen Toner is one of the most brilliant people I've ever chatted to. I'm not sure I've ever dealt with anyone else who was so informed and thoughtful on AI ethics, policy, and safety. She's a brilliant choice for the @OpenAI board https://
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Helen Toner Appointed to OpenAI Board for AI Ethics Leadership
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Tech CEO Fired After Developer Day Despite Board Concerns
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If the board was delighted with dev day they wouldn't have fired the CEO, against the advice of the chairman.
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Sam Altman and OpenAI: A Silicon Valley narrative
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Sam Altman is so Richard Hendricks. OpenAI is so Pied Piper. All of this seems like an episode of Silicon Valley.
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ChatGPT Reports Sam Altman’s OpenAI Departure Accurately
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Board Member Ilys Votes to Oust Sam Amid Trust Issues
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OpenAI Board Restructuring Enables Mission-Focused Hiring Strategy
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Overall, I expect that the OAI board's move will turn out to be a critical enabler of OAI's ability to delivery on its mission. In the future, aspirational people looking for power and profits will *not* be drawn to the company, and instead it'll hire and retain true believers.
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CEO Ambition and Legal Mission Alignment in AI Leadership
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Suddenly sama, the CEO, was everywhere. Giving keynotes, talking to world leaders, and raising billions of dollars. He's widely regarded as one of the most ambitious and effective operators in the world. I wondered how his ambition could gel with the legally binding mission.
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OpenAI’s Mission Reality Gap Exposed in Recent Keynote
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My guess is that watching the keynote would have made the mismatch between OpenAI's mission and the reality of its current focus impossible to ignore. I'm sure I wasn't the only one that cringed during it. I think the mismatch between mission and reality was impossible to fix.
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OpenAI Codex Release Sparks Safety Concerns, Anthropic Founded
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With the release of Codex, however, we had the first culture clash that was beyond saving: those who really believed in the safety mission were horrified that OAI was releasing a powerful LLM that they weren't 100% sure was safe. The company split, and Anthropic was born.
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OpenAI Shifts to Profit Model While Maintaining Non-Profit Control
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Now OAI accelerated in its new direction. It wasn't open any more, and it decided to pursue profits to fund its non-profit goals. Nonetheless, the company remained controlled by the non-profit, and therefore by its board.