If they’d made them use Teams there would be no researchers left already
BUSINESS
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Mission sustainability questioned under nonprofit model structure
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Yeah I’m not sure this mission is sustainable as a non profit.
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OpenAI’s Governance Mistakes: VC Leadership and Profit-Driven Incentives
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I do think OpenAI made many governance mistakes. Having someone from the VC world run it, and having a fintech expert as the CTO, and then hiring people on the basis their compensation would be tied to profits, are all gonna make things even harder!
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Mission vs Money: The Startup Paradox
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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?
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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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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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Incentive Misalignments Create Problems Beyond Communication
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I've seen many times where incentive misalignments create enormous problems, regardless of how much effort is spent on communicating the vision. So I don't agree its fine as long as everybody knows what they're signing on to.