Based on early reporting, this might have (almost) went down. AI safety/ deceleration won out over progress.
This is sounding more correct now. Unbelievably short-sighted as now they will have no control when a Meta/Google/Amazon drops $10B and swoops all the folks leaving up into a org without fedora wearing clowns holding it back.
Re: One giant leap
Posted: Mon November 20, 2023 11:51 am
by Anders
Is he worth it?
Re: One giant leap
Posted: Mon November 20, 2023 3:31 pm
by Bi_3
LOL. Also, this scene is near perfect film-making.
Re: One giant leap
Posted: Mon November 20, 2023 7:47 pm
by simple schoolboy
It seems somehow unfair that in the year of our Lord 2023, Microsoft is one of the most promising companies on the bleeding edge of technology.
Re: One giant leap
Posted: Wed November 22, 2023 4:58 am
by simple schoolboy
I think this is the first I've seen of this take. How would he have compromised all the remaining board members? Only 2/4 signed the letter criticizing the boards action.
Re: One giant leap
Posted: Wed November 22, 2023 1:51 pm
by BurtReynolds
He's back at openAI again? What a saga.
Re: One giant leap
Posted: Wed November 22, 2023 6:30 pm
by simple schoolboy
Maybe we learned to keep "effective altruists" away from money making ventures. You'd have to be crazy to appoint either of these women to another board.
Re: One giant leap
Posted: Thu November 23, 2023 6:45 pm
by tragabigzanda
FUCK ICE
Re: One giant leap
Posted: Thu November 23, 2023 6:59 pm
by Anders
Still no sign of a terminator travelling through time.
Re: One giant leap
Posted: Thu November 23, 2023 9:31 pm
by Bi_3
tragabigzanda wrote:Latest is that a company called Q* proved some level of algorithmic problem solving that suggests the existential threat of AI is closer than we’d like to think, and that Brinkman knew of the development but didn’t share it with the BOD
Happy final thanksgiving y’all!
Re: One giant leap
Posted: Thu November 23, 2023 10:20 pm
by BurtReynolds
Re: One giant leap
Posted: Fri November 24, 2023 1:08 am
by simple schoolboy
BurtReynolds wrote:
California's gender representation law for board members and it's consequences have been a disaster. I think they can comply if Larry Summers self IDs as trans.
