MazdakNov 19, 2023

Sam Altman, recently ousted CEO of OpenAI, visited the company headquarters and may be considering returning to the company.

OpenAI investors, including Microsoft and venture firms, are pushing to reinstate Altman as CEO.

OpenAI employees, including executives, have expressed support for Altman on social media.

Discussions between OpenAI and the board regarding the reasons for Altman's departure and the company's path forward are ongoing.

#OpenAI #SamAltman

Show threadFeralRobotsNov 20, 2023
@mazdak Hot tip: If Microsoft, Oracle, or IBM want your company to do something, it's probably a bad idea for your company.
Show threadMazdak
@FeralRobots I think #Microsoft is behind this whole drama. They are trying to get on the board of #OpenAI and are doing whatever it takes.
Nov 20, 2023 at 1:24amWeb
Show threadFeralRobotsNov 20, 2023
@mazdak I find the idea that they're instigators of the thing to be pretty implausible. That kind of machiavellianism is rare in nature, & actually works even less often.
OTOH MSFT can be really good at exploiting opportunities & this would be one.
Show threadFeralRobotsNov 20, 2023
@mazdak 'Fortune favors the prepared' as Heinlein* used to say.
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*I think. If it's attributed to Pournelle I'd bet $$ it really sources to Heinlein.
Show threadMazdakNov 20, 2023
@FeralRobots I guess we should wait and see :) the existing board are going to resign and Microsoft will step in.