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[-] Heresy_generator@kbin.social 48 points 11 months ago

Mr. Altman’s departure follows a deliberative review process by the board, which concluded that he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities. The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI.

Scandal incoming?

[-] GuyDudeman@lemmy.world 21 points 11 months ago
[-] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

While that's terrible, I doubt it's what brought him down. This is from 2021 and it would have been easy for Altman to dismiss her as someone as someone who has mental issues, making it up etc. He has the money and backing for it. I suspect there's way more below what we see here.

[-] ripcord@kbin.social 11 points 11 months ago

It has to be something else that hasn't been revealed yet.

[-] GuyDudeman@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago
[-] seaQueue@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

Those allegations have been floating since ~2021, I don't think openai would suddenly decide to take emergency action on them 2+ years later.

[-] jackalope@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 months ago

Brockman was also taken off the board so this seems unlikely.

[-] giacomo@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

That article doesn't sound like enough for anything.

[-] ripcord@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

No, something from a month ago already publicized isn't likely to cause them to fire them like this.

[-] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 11 months ago

I feel like there must be. And for the board to move this fast it's probably financial.

[-] ultranaut@lemmy.world 21 points 11 months ago

It's serious enough that they immediately cut ties and publicly accuse him of dishonesty, to me that suggests it's probably something illegal.

[-] CarlosCheddar@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

I agree, maybe OpenAI has been bleeding money and the board had no idea until now.

[-] grabyourmotherskeys@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I could be wrong but these days the longest you could go on having no idea is about a week. And that's if you are really not that engaged. Companies like this run on financial statements.

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