[selimthegrim]

I've met and had the opportunity to learn from top people at Microsoft Research in Santa Barbara. I guarantee you Sam Altman isn't fit to tie their shoelaces. No disrespect to him and not saying he couldn't get there, but they're just in a totally different ballpark and level of problem solving and execution. They're solving problems people don't even realize they're going to have yet.

[barry-cotter]

I guarantee you Sam Altman isn't fit to tie their shoelaces. No disrespect to him.

My ass.

[selimthegrim]

When Sam Altman becomes a Fields Medalist or invents a new kind of particle (that was subsequently discovered!), then we can talk about the same playing field.

[barry-cotter]

He's not even trying to play the same game as them. Sam Altman 's ideal looks a great deal more like Elon Musk, Steve Jobs or Bill Gates than Djikstra. Would you consider Bill Gates fit to tie a Fields Medalist's shoelaces?

[FakeSamAltman]

They are solving problems people won't ever realize they're going to have.

[selimthegrim]

This is a fair point. But what's that saying about talent hitting the target in front of you, but genius hitting the target no one knew was there?

[beat]

Because if Microsoft is good at anything, it's creating new problems for their users. :)