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by trosi 936 days ago
They like money just like everyone else does. And you can't build AGI without a lot of money.

The board screwed up. They could have negotiated with MS on another CEO. Instead they went behind everyone's backs and thought themselves omnipotent. Well, guess what.
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croes 936 days ago
>negotiated with MS

Why? The board is from OpenAI, Inc. and MS isn't an investor of OpenAI, Inc.

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ekosz 936 days ago
Because if they wanted to keep their compute credits that they desperately need to achieve their mission, they cannot be randomly pissing off their biggest collaborators. Just because the board doesn't legally _need_ to work with their for-profit investors, doesn't mean they shouldn't.

Had they played this like adults they could have seen through a smooth transition and not be looking at a total collapse like they are now.

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polygamous_bat 936 days ago
Because he who controls the spice controls the universe.

(By spice I mean money here for those unfamiliar with the reference)

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