Post AbwaWWMT6AwseEGSuW by rlpaulprodn@mstdn.social
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 (DIR) Post #AbwQc2K2hHqLgA7Znk by simon@fedi.simonwillison.net
       2023-11-18T19:59:54Z
       
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       If you haven't been following the wild news out of OpenAI (short version: the board of the controlling non-profit fired CEO Sam Altman yesterday) this piece by @benjedwards is a really great summary of everything that's known so far https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/11/report-sutskever-led-board-coup-at-openai-that-ousted-altman-over-ai-safety-concerns/
       
 (DIR) Post #AbwSApYkF0IEBY9YMi by thejodie@mstdn.social
       2023-11-18T20:17:33Z
       
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       @simon @benjedwards So often, when someone blames another person for communication issues, it sounds like a QB underthrowing the ball all season and blaming the receivers.
       
 (DIR) Post #AbwT7po8xe882bUVE0 by vanderwal@mastodon.social
       2023-11-18T20:27:56Z
       
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       @simon @benjedwards This Ben Edwards piece is really good.Have you seen the Jeremy Howard strong hunch over on the bird sight. It hits some of the early conflicts around safety over commerce and why it went to a non-profit model. Also why what was shared at the event last week may have tipped things to oust sama.
       
 (DIR) Post #AbwaWWMT6AwseEGSuW by rlpaulprodn@mstdn.social
       2023-11-18T21:50:45Z
       
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       @simon @xerophile @benjedwards So is the emergency pod of #HardFork. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/18/podcasts/hard-fork-sam-altman.html
       
 (DIR) Post #AbxVKSi8XXyLEpn3eS by UlrichJunker@fediscience.org
       2023-11-19T08:27:41Z
       
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       @simon @benjedwards very interesting. A power struggle between scientists and entrepreneurs with the scientists winning? This is unusual since scientists and technologists rarely sit in those boards.
       
 (DIR) Post #AbyCohR6eV3VcmUOCe by simon@fedi.simonwillison.net
       2023-11-19T16:34:43Z
       
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       @UlrichJunker @benjedwards It's looking increasingly unlikely that the existing non-profit board will "win" here, many of the people who work at OpenAI are threatening to quit and the latest rumors are that the board are already trying to hire Sam back again https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/18/23967199/breaking-openai-board-in-discussions-with-sam-altman-to-return-as-ceo