OpenAI announces leadership transition (openai.com)
from dramaticcat@discuss.tchncs.de to technology@lemmy.world on 17 Nov 2023 20:49
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Heresy_generator@kbin.social on 17 Nov 2023 20:57 next collapse

Mr. Altman’s departure follows a deliberative review process by the board, which concluded that he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities. The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI.

Scandal incoming?

Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de on 17 Nov 2023 21:05 next collapse

I feel like there must be. And for the board to move this fast it’s probably financial.

ultranaut@lemmy.world on 17 Nov 2023 21:23 next collapse

It’s serious enough that they immediately cut ties and publicly accuse him of dishonesty, to me that suggests it’s probably something illegal.

CarlosCheddar@lemmy.world on 17 Nov 2023 22:23 collapse

I agree, maybe OpenAI has been bleeding money and the board had no idea until now.

grabyourmotherskeys@lemmy.world on 17 Nov 2023 22:39 collapse

I could be wrong but these days the longest you could go on having no idea is about a week. And that’s if you are really not that engaged. Companies like this run on financial statements.

GuyDudeman@lemmy.world on 17 Nov 2023 21:06 next collapse

Yep: www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/…/ar-AA1hP8L8

db2@sopuli.xyz on 17 Nov 2023 21:13 next collapse

Is this the real explanation as to why “AI” is so sexist and racist?

Alto@kbin.social on 17 Nov 2023 21:32 next collapse

Im pretty sure thars just because people suck

seaQueue@lemmy.world on 18 Nov 2023 00:24 collapse

Generative AI just codifies the biases it was trained with so this is spot on

sleep_deprived@lemmy.world on 18 Nov 2023 01:19 next collapse

It’s very well documented that machine learning will have the same biases its training set does. Years ago this was a big deal when Google tried to use ML for hiring but it kept ending up racist.

[deleted] on 18 Nov 2023 01:49 collapse

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ripcord@kbin.social on 17 Nov 2023 22:08 next collapse

It has to be something else that hasn't been revealed yet.

GuyDudeman@lemmy.world on 17 Nov 2023 22:21 collapse

This isn’t enough for you?

jackalope@lemmy.ml on 17 Nov 2023 22:49 next collapse

Brockman was also taken off the board so this seems unlikely.

ripcord@kbin.social on 17 Nov 2023 23:41 next collapse

No, something from a month ago already publicized isn't likely to cause them to fire them like this.

seaQueue@lemmy.world on 18 Nov 2023 00:23 next collapse

Those allegations have been floating since ~2021, I don’t think openai would suddenly decide to take emergency action on them 2+ years later.

giacomo@lemm.ee on 18 Nov 2023 18:58 collapse

That article doesn’t sound like enough for anything.

db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 17 Nov 2023 23:37 collapse

While that’s terrible, I doubt it’s what brought him down. This is from 2021 and it would have been easy for Altman to dismiss her as someone as someone who has mental issues, making it up etc. He has the money and backing for it. I suspect there’s way more below what we see here.

ubermeisters@lemmy.world on 18 Nov 2023 01:49 collapse

Probably extremely dubiously sourced training data from the black market or some shit.

morrowind@lemmy.ml on 17 Nov 2023 21:01 next collapse

They’ve fired Sam Altman, this is wild

anonymoose@lemmy.ca on 17 Nov 2023 21:03 collapse

Very interesting indeed, given that Ilya Sutskever and Greg Brockman are in the board.

ultranaut@lemmy.world on 17 Nov 2023 21:15 collapse

Brockman is off the board now too.

anonymoose@lemmy.ca on 17 Nov 2023 21:28 collapse

Yeah, just realized that. On first read I thought he was just helping with the transition, but this seems more like he’s been kicked off the board too, although is still employed (for now).

BetaDoggo_@lemmy.world on 18 Nov 2023 01:01 collapse

He’s just posted that he’s quitting on twitter. Didn’t take long lol.

Cheesus@lemmy.world on 17 Nov 2023 21:24 next collapse

Mr. Altman’s departure follows a deliberative review process by the board, which concluded that he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities. The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI.

Now that is a damning statement. Usually an exec being fired is through sugar coated language like spending time with family, wants a new challenge, took a roll elsewhere, or retiring.

As someone who has to prep docs for the board review meetings, I’m super curious as to what he lied about

Dagnet@lemmy.world on 17 Nov 2023 22:16 collapse

They should put their money where their mouth is and replace all leadership with AI