[Xenoamorphous]

> Also don't they all have equity in OpenAI?

Call me a cynic but this must be the reason behind those 700 employees threatening to walk away, especially if as it seems the board wanted to “slow down”.

I don’t think it’s so much of a “we love Altman” as “we love any CEO that will increase the value of our equity”.

[devoutsalsa]

People go to work to make money. If they’re lucky, they also like they’re work. It’s ok to want more out of work. Work certainly wants more out of you.

[maayank]

> People go to work to make money

If that’s the overriding drive then perhaps they should not got to a non-profit and expect it to optimize for profit

[bad_user]

Non-profit just means there are no stakeholders, meaning that revenue must be used for the organization's expenses, which includes the compensation of employees and growth. Many non-profits also benefit from tax-exemptions.

Assuming anything more than that about the nature of non-profits is just romantic BS that has nothing to do with reality.

Also, there's nothing wrong with wanting to make a profit.

[int_19h]

This particular non-profit has (had?) a clear mission statement, though.

[TeMPOraL]

That non-profit did give out ridiculously high salaries tho.