Or maybe credentialism isn't the only way to judge someone?
ETHICS
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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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Board governance crisis threatens transformative AI company
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This just sucks. Imagine the most transformative company of the generation being destroyed by a board with no equity, half of which seemingly has nothing to do with AI, one of which owns a competitor. https://
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Short-term LLM risks: Key debate question lacks clear evidence
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Pretty much the most important question in the debate about short-term risks of LLMs.
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Power Play Thesis and AGI Development Ethics Debate
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Some people think that the power play thesis makes no sense. I disagree. Greg quitting means that Sam most likely did nothing morally wrong. And don’t forget, we’re talking about possibly the most important invention in history. People kill over far less. Backstabbing and
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Organization’s Announcement Signals Departure from Core Mission
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The announcement seems to imply some sort of straying from their central mission