[HN Gopher] OpenAI board in discussions with Sam Altman to retur...
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       OpenAI board in discussions with Sam Altman to return as CEO
        
       Author : medler
       Score  : 58 points
       Date   : 2023-11-18 22:51 UTC (8 minutes ago)
        
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       | gazelle21 wrote:
       | Man that just screams chaos and disorder. I wonder what it's like
       | right now in the internal chats.
        
         | jbverschoor wrote:
         | Great training data
        
       | wilg wrote:
       | He might as well come back if the entire board resigns and he
       | gets to pick the new board and turn it into a C corp.
        
         | consumer451 wrote:
         | And then rename it ProfitAI, so as to satisfy all of "Open"
         | nay-sayers?
        
           | wilg wrote:
           | Just call it "Foundation".
        
         | IAmNotACellist wrote:
         | That would be the worst timeline. This shakeup has me 1%
         | hopeful OpenAI will actually return to being a non-profit in
         | spirit, not just name.
        
       | badwolf wrote:
       | amazing.
        
       | reilly3000 wrote:
       | What a wild ride this last 24 hours has been.
        
       | Handy-Man wrote:
       | Satya be like, fine, it's time for adults to take over.
        
       | anigbrowl wrote:
       | [delayed]
        
       | andy99 wrote:
       | With the way they fired him and the statement they made, it's
       | hard to see how any of the remaining four could stay on if he did
       | come back... as was previously mentioned, if you shoot at the
       | king, don't miss.
        
         | Handy-Man wrote:
         | At least the 3 independent members will be gone. Either will
         | try to burry the hatchet with Ilya or he leaves as well.
        
       | wnevets wrote:
       | That is just embarrassing.
        
       | dereg wrote:
       | I don't understand why and how they didn't consider this sort of
       | discussion before so unceremoniously and unprofessionally firing
       | him. The others on the board outside Ilya need to go.
        
       | quyleanh wrote:
       | What if he want to fire all of them? Or take all power?
        
       | ericzawo wrote:
       | This is going to make an amazing Netflix film in a few years.
        
       | laurels-marts wrote:
       | I cannot imagine the clown car that is the board surviving if Sam
       | comes back.
        
       | johnwheeler wrote:
       | Are you fucking kidding me?
        
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