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505 of 700 OpenAI employees tell the board to resign. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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[–] InvaderDJ@lemmy.world 77 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The biopic on this whole thing is going to be hilarious. The rumors are that the board didn’t like how fast the CEO is moving with AI and they’re afraid of consequences of possible AGI (which I don’t think these new LLMs are even close to) but that doesn’t feel like what modern boards of directors are so I don’t trust it.

It’s just baffling how this golden goose was half way strangled in the nest.

[–] MickeySwitcherooney@lemmy.dbzer0.com 74 points 10 months ago

They are a non-profit board set up precisely to exercise caution over rapid AI development.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 26 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Or this is essentially a hostile takeover by Microsoft. OpenAI is a non-profit with non-shareholders as it's board. They don't have a profit motive to develop AI quickly and without safety measures. But the tech they've developed has quickly become the hottest product on the planet.

Microsoft was clearly prepared to take on all the employees the second this happened.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Microsoft is huge. They're always prepared to take on a few hundred new employees.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

These will come at a premium. Not only are they high-demand jobs, but they'll absolutely be sued by OpenAI if they hire away half the staff of a company with which they had a business relationship. Those legal fees alone will be 8 figures even if they win.

[–] b3nsn0w@pricefield.org 2 points 10 months ago

they spent 10 figures on openai already. 8 figures for the whole openai team is pennies