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by AstroBen 310 days ago
Is it a given that they need to unrealistically hype everything? To me it just seems like he's killing any and all credibility he had

Probably a bad long term strategy?

I mean other non-AI companies use hype too sure.. but it's maybe a little sprinkle of 1.1x on top aimed to highlight their best features. Here we're going full on 100x of reality
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coldpie 310 days ago
> To me it just seems like he's killing any and all credibility he had. Probably a bad long term strategy?

He's already got more money than God and there's an infinite supply of suckers who think wealth and skill/intelligence are correlated for him to keep feeding off of (see also Goop and Tesla, incredibly successful companies also run by wealthy hucksters). Sam Altman will be just fine.

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parineum 310 days ago
It's not a given but Altman is a public figure for a reason while I don't know the names of any of the other CEOs off the top of my head. He talks a lot and when he talks, it's about AI. Even talking about the dangers of AI is hype because it implies it's an important topic to discuss now because it's imminent.
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