#samaltman

hankg@friendica.myportal.social

I know I beat up on a very specific Silicon Valley Tech Bro Billionaire a lot, so let me spread the love around. Sam Altman, the AI and Crypto grifter recently annointed a demigod by the press and investors who promises that his company is about to generate self aware general AI that will magically solve the "boiling oceans" level of energy requirements AI needs to improve somehow. Yeah, fuck that guy too. Over the course of the latest two FOMO waves these sociopaths have tried to create, first crypto, and now AI, they are completely reversing the insufficient progress we've made on climate change mitigation, among the other crimes against humanity with their cavalier efforts on both fronts. Worship them? I revile them. (h/t image from Dorian Taylor doriantaylor.com ) #ai #SamAltman #SiliconValley #BillionairesShouldNotExist #rant
The poster for the movie Her but with Sam Altman instead of Joaquin Phoenix, the title is "hurr" instead of "her", and the sub-title is "A Sam Altman DUH story" instead of "A Spike Jonze love story"

johnehummel@diasp.org

Sounds like Altman is in some ways not unlike Trump.

Altman’s polarizing past hints at OpenAI board’s reason for firing him

Before OpenAI, Altman was asked to leave by his mentor at the prominent start-up incubator Y Combinator, part of a pattern of clashes that some attribute to his self-serving approach

FTA: ... the group’s vote [to oust Altman] was rooted in worries he was trying to avoid any checks on his power at the company — a trait evidenced by his unwillingness to entertain any board makeup that wasn’t heavily skewed in his favor. [emphasis mine]

... By Sunday, it became clear that Altman wanted a board composed of a majority of people who would let him get his way.

#OpenAI #SamAltman #PowerHungry

https://wapo.st/47lUdeA

anonymiss@despora.de

#SamAltman to return as #CEO of #OpenAI

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/22/sam-altman-openai-ceo-return-board-chatgpt

The San Francisco-based #company made the announcement after days of corporate drama in the wake of Altman’s surprise sacking on Friday. Nearly all of OpenAI’s 750-strong #workforce had threatened to quit unless the board overseeing the #business brought back #Altman and then quit immediately afterwards.

#news #ai #economy #management

birne@diaspora.psyco.fr

Inside the Chaos at OpenAI

Even with Altman out, this tumultuous weekend showed just how few people have a say in the progression of what might be the most consequential technology of our age. AI’s future is being determined by an ideological fight between wealthy techno-optimists, zealous doomers, and multibillion-dollar companies. The fate of OpenAI might hang in the balance, but the company’s conceit—the openness it is named after—showed its limits. The future, it seems, will be decided behind closed doors.

#Atlantic #OpenAI #SamAltman #Technology