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by alephnerd 634 days ago
> This is a strange company.

Because the old guard wanted it to remain a cliquey non-profit filled to the brim with EA, AI Alignment, and OpenPhilanthropy types, but the current OpenAI is now an enterprise company.

This is just Sam Altman cleaning house after the attempted corporate coup a year ago.
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llamaimperative 634 days ago
When the board fires the CEO and the CEO reverses the decision, that is the coup.

The board’s only reason to exist is effectively to fire the CEO.

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apwell23 634 days ago
I think thats some rumors that they spread to make this look like a "conflict of philosophy" type bs.

There are some juicy rumors about what actually happened too. much more belivable lol .

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