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by dlrush 931 days ago
Too few people know this is the most relevant comment on this post.
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djbusby 931 days ago
Can you expand? I know nothing.
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seanhunter 931 days ago
Adam d'Angelo[1] who is on the board is also the founder of a commercial AI startup called Poe which lots of people are claiming is a conflict of interest given openAI are moving into a space that seems adjacent/overlapping. Sam Altman said Adam is one of openAI's biggest customers and its helpful to have the customer perspective on the board.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_D'Angelo

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siva7 931 days ago
How is Adam one of their biggest customers?
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seanhunter 931 days ago
This is not where I originally read it, but it will do[1]:

"A person familiar with the situation said OpenAI's board appreciated having the perspective of a customer like Quora among its directors."

[1] https://tech.hindustantimes.com/tech/news/openai-director-ad...

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