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• @crumbler Casey Newton on threads

  RIP the Microsoft advanced AI research team (2023-2023)

• @mgsiegler M.G. Siegler on threads

  One question, which I'm sure we'll never get a real answer on, is how much the “hiring” was really just a comms strategy.  Two key drivers: 1) save MSFT stock price when markets opened Monday (worked) 2) give Sam leverage to get back to OpenAI after the initial board discussions …

• @crumbler Casey Newton on threads

  If you want to consider the funniest possible outcome for OpenAI, look up what happened the last time Bret Taylor served as board chairman of a tech company

• @mergesort Joe F on threads

  Sam Altman returning with this board composition really does make it seem like this was about a fight between Sam and the AI safety people and not about Poe-related pettiness. https://twitter.com/...

• @satyanadella Satya Nadella on x

  We are encouraged by the changes to the OpenAI board. We believe this is a first essential step on a path to more stable, well-informed, and effective governance. Sam, Greg, and I have talked and agreed they have a key role to play along with the OAI leadership team in ensuring..…

• @sama Sam Altman on x

  i love openai, and everything i've done over the past few days has been in service of keeping this team and its mission together. when i decided to join msft on sun evening, it was clear that was the best path for me and the team. with the new board and w satya's support, i'm...

• @openai @openai on x

  We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam Altman to return to OpenAI as CEO with a new initial board of Bret Taylor (Chair), Larry Summers, and Adam D'Angelo.  We are collaborating to figure out the details.  Thank you so much for your patience through this.

• @eshear Emmett Shear on x

  I am deeply pleased by this result, after ~72 very intense hours of work. Coming into OpenAI, I wasn't sure what the right path would be. This was the pathway that maximized safety alongside doing right by all stakeholders involved. I'm glad to have been a part of the solution.

• @openai @openai on x

  We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam to return to OpenAI as CEO with a new initial board of Bret Taylor (Chair), Larry Summers, and Adam D'Angelo. We are collaborating to figure out the details. Thank you so much for your patience through this.

• @gdb Greg Brockman on x

  Returning to OpenAI & getting back to coding tonight.

• @gdb Greg Brockman on x

  Amazing progress made today. We will come back stronger & more unified than ever:

• @damonlinker Damon Linker on x

  All the drama at OpenAI nicely reminds us that no matter how technically brilliant people are, they can also be lacking in human wisdom. Which is why those same technically brilliant people could easily destroy humanity without intending to.

• @krmaher Katherine Maher on x

  “AI that benefits all humanity” without a single woman or person of color on the OpenAI board. Where have I heard this story before?

• @baldingsworld @baldingsworld on x

  Seen some defense of the board actions and specifically character. Problem is even if board wanted just a change in leadership and direction there is a proper way and a Cluster* inducing wildly incompetent way to go about these actions. They shouldn't be in charge of anything

• @dmimno David Mimno on x

  The OpenAI drama feels like what would happen if a Sociology department accidentally became a Fortune 500 company

• @boazbaraktcs Boaz Barak on x

  Was excited to join @openai for its scientific achievements, but now even more for its people. The love of folks for one another and efforts to save the company is like nothing I've seen before. Talking science with @ilyasut has been joy & privilege. Looking forward to more! ❤️

• @rinireg Regina Rini on x

  Probably best outcome for OpenAI. It traded on nice PR of being non-profit even while becoming annex of Microsoft. Now the pretense is gone: OpenAI is just another tech company that will ultimately put profit ahead of safety, like Google, Meta etc. Best to have that unambiguous.

• @woke8yearold @woke8yearold on x

  As an AI safetyist my revealed emotional preference is that I support OpenAI and Altman. I was worried and sad when it looked like it would die and felt happy when it was reversed. Make of that what you will

• @shyamalanadkat Shyamal on x

  huge thank you to the entire openai leadership team for making this happen🩵 one team, one mission.

• @brian_callaci Brian Callaci on x

  In the end Microsoft got what they wanted. They don't need to directly own the assets or employ the staff to control and profit from OpenAI, and unlike vertical integration, vertical contracts give them a sweet liability shield too. Ask McDonald's.

• @micsolana Mike Solana on x

  a complete history of the openAI drama from friday + board explainer + effective altruism + final questions pertaining to SV groupthink (why were confirmed freedom-oriented Startup Lovers just celebrating the total hegemony of microsoft?). happy thanksgiving, don't join a cult.

• @lissijean Melissa Perri on x

  I love how all the “Microsoft acquired OpenAi for $0” write ups are now obsolete after one day.

• @rareperkins SuperRare Perkins on x

  The standoff for power at OpenAI feels very *human*

• @landemore Hélène Landemore on x

  This whole @openAI drama proves that we need a better, more democratic way to govern AI, including where it is designed and engineered, i.e., the company level. Stay tuned for the “Governing (with) AI” @Yale conference in early 2024. More news soon. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

• @elidourado Eli Dourado on x

  Surprised that OpenAI isn't converting to a C-corp but I guess that can happen at a later date. As an investor (and I suppose as an employee) you'd still have to worry about a crazy board rug-pulling you at any moment, particularly just when the AIs are getting good.

• @rabovitz Rony Abovitz on x

  An @OpenAI observation: with the current conclusion of the drama, it appears that the bandage has been ripped from the altruism/safety vs. capitalism conflict. Full-on capitalism appears to have won. This will likely ripple across AI and tech in many ways. @GaryMarcus...

• @danprimack Dan Primack on x

  The bottom line of the OpenAI saga: With great power comes great responsibility. And then, sometimes, even more power.

• @0xgaut Gaut on x

  The greatest investment of all time isn't Bitcoin. It's buying OpenAI secondaries on Monday and selling them back today.

• @chrisjbakke Chris Bakke on x

  Congratulations to Sam Altman and the OpenAI team. A great outcome, but I do wonder if all this job hopping over the last 4 days will affect Sam's ability to land a Product Director role at Microsoft in the future.

• @haldaume3 Hal Daumé III on x

  Glad to hear that OpenAI has rehired Sam Altman, who was not even candid with them, and rid the board of those pesky women. Seems like they'll be well poised to really combat today and tomorrow's challenges of negative impacts of AI on society.

• @stefanfschubert Stefan Schubert on x

  “To me, [the OpenAI corporate drama] seems like a pretty clearly positive outcome overall...” [due to a consideration that changed within a day] Example of how many are overconfident re what the consequences of this kind of complex events will be. https://www.lesswrong.com/... [i…

• @jamestitcomb James Titcomb on x

  (presumably?) RIP Bret Taylor and Clay Bavor's AI startup, announced 10 months ago with one LinkedIn post and no update since [image]

• @hpc_guru @hpc_guru on x

  Win for @Microsoft, and also for Twitter Much of the drama played out on Twitter as notable financiers, Silicon Valley honchos and key players from Nadella to Altman himself posted declarations, exchanged messages, liked each others' posts and otherwise advocated their position

• @gergelyorosz Gergely Orosz on x

  An undeniable outcome from the OpenAI events is that Sam Altman will face far far more scrutiny over his future actions than ever before. And this... is not a bad thing? It's is, after all, the second time he's been sacked from a CEO role, by formerly close allies, after all.

• @gdb Greg Brockman on x

  we are so back [image]

• @nxthompson @nxthompson on x

  Old Open AI board composition: AGI research and discussion group. New Open AI board composition: a panel at Davos.

• @ivanthek @ivanthek on x

  I see lots of commentary proclaiming Microsoft as a big winner here. My view is Nadella deftly protected MSFT's investment, and put Humpty back together, with better defenses against a repeat attack. He kept calm, and can now carry on. The big win is the great publicity.

• @elonmusk Elon Musk on x

  What tangled webs we weave

• @miramurati Mira Murati on x

  💙

• @levie Aaron Levie on x

  Insane situation. Fantastic conclusion.

• @getwired Wesley Miller on x

  At least the events of the last several days didn't make Microsoft look stupid. It made Microsoft at least appear far more agile than many might've suspected. It just made OpenAI look bad, and the dead board in particular look incompetent.

• @esesci Sedat Kapanoğlu on x

  this all could have been an email.

• @swyx @swyx on x

  Finally the OpenAI saga ends and everybody can go back to building! 3 things that turned things around imo: 1. 95% of employees signing the letter 2. Ilya and Mira turning Team Sam 3. Microsoft pulling credits Things AREN'T back to where they were. OpenAI has been through hell...

• @fentasyl @fentasyl on x

  Where else but 𝕏 do you get to watch the most important corporate drama play out in real time like this? The MSM hasn't had any role in a single part of this narrative. Love to see them totally obsoleted.

• @rickhanlonii Ricky on x

  OpenAI board: you're fired Sam Altman: [image]

• @sama Sam Altman on x

  ❤️🫡❤️

• @_danielsinclair Daniel Sinclair on x

  What kind of compensation package do you even get for being a 72 hour crisis mediator like this? Hope Emmett gets to keep the full salary or parachute, hell even just an hour to take whatever he wants from the office

• @pradyuprasad Pradyumna on x

  He's the Liz Truss of OpenAI

• @katebevan Kate Bevan on x

  My cynicism over this massive days-long clusterfuck is deeper than the deepest well.

• @nongaap Mike on x

  If there's one thing I've learned in 2023, do not underestimate the power & influence of large, undisclosed equity holders. Their vested interest is under wraps for a reason.

• @ladidaix @ladidaix on x

  in < 1 week: -board got rid of sama -investors blindsided -mira murati is interim CEO -gdb steps down -sama in talks to return -sama scooped by microsoft -95% of openAI asks board to resign -emmett shear in & out as CEO -sama tries to be CEO again -sama rejoins openAI as CEO tbc

• @wholemarsblog @wholemarsblog on x

  You could argue that the OpenAI board breached their fiduciary duty by slowing down the world's safest models and inadvertently propping up less “safe” options [image]

• @kenrickcai Kenrick Cai on x

  “The original [OpenAI post] referred only to ‘Sam’ coming back, before it was edited to include his last name. After an eventful few days that captivated the tech community, it may not have been necessary.” Great line from @alexrkonrad to cap this saga: https://www.forbes.com/...

• @smtuffy Sean Tuffy on x

  Larry Summers, former board member of the fraud machine DCG and Jeffery Epstein aficionado, is a key person to ensure the ethical development of AI, apparently

• @mattbinder Matt Binder on x

  Larry Summers?! lmao i wonder why he's so interested in AI... [image]

• @anammostarac Ana Mostarac on x

  “The most entertaining outcome is the most likely”

• @nickkokonas Nick Kokonas on x

  Exactly as expected.... same OpenAI, different board and governance. Given the stakeholders, only possible outcome. Very unimpressed (as usual) with 99% of the business press that couldn't, or chose not to, game theory the situation.

• @nearcyan Near on x

  sam once drank from my diet coke can, and after I confronted him about this directly he told me I could “take another one - they're free”. he said he was sorry but i could tell he didn't mean it

• @teddyschleifer Teddy Schleifer on x

  Funny edit history — they had to clarify that they meant Sam Altman and not some other Sam?!? 🤣🤣🤣 [image]

• @mattmedved Medved on x

  Sam and Satya are the winners here. Sam consolidates control of OpenAI with a supportive board. Satya proves his savvy and leverage while protecting his investment. What took place the past 2 days may define the next decade.

• @willdepue Will Depue on x

  Satya has shown just incredible leadership, commitment, and faith throughout. Massive thanks and appreciation goes out to Microsoft for their support.

• @mikebenzcyber Mike Benz on x

  harumph, I don't have a good take on this, but u can kinda grok that having a slightly chastened OpenAI & not having a commercial censortech squad directly hovering over Altman at MSFT is prolly the best resolution for humanity The biggest W of this saga prolly goes to @grok

• @emilybell Emily Bell on x

  OpenAI fires women on the board- (board chair who oversaw fuck up stays🤷‍♀️) - joining board is *Larry Summers* who once said women don't have the same ‘intrinsic aptitude’ for STEM, and associated with Jeffrey Epstein even after he was convicted of sex offences

• @iankar_ Ian Kar on x

  .@LHSummers on the OpenAI board is 🔥 Have always been a huge fan. Knows a lot about tech (interviewed him about crypto once), & experienced board member (longtime Board member at Square). And with AGI's impact on labor & the economy, his perspective will be super important

• @bashmohandes Mohamed Elsherif on x

  Question, why everyone at OpenAI only use lower case letters? Is that some sort of an inside joke or internal culture thing!

• @alfred_lin Alfred Lin on x

  Over the last few days, the world witnessed what makes @sama and @gdb outlier founders. We've been inspired by their unwavering optimism and commitment to their mission & impact. We're excited to see what the brilliant @OpenAI team builds next. We are proud to be their partners.

• @arnoldwh Gen.G Arnold on x

  gotta love the tech industry - dude dropped in for a few days like [image]

• @franklinleonard Franklin Leonard on x

  This movie is going to be incredible.

• @briansolis Brian Solis on x

  Sam Altman returns to OpenAI as CEO. @btaylor joins board as chair. This means that the company will officially (not confirmed) move toward balancing for profit ventures while amplifying governance to earn and re-earn trust. Onward to ChatGPT 5

• @chandrarsrikant Chandra R. Srikanth on x

  OpenAI has had four CEOs in four days

• @alexeheath Alex Heath on x

  @reckless: “the sole job of this initial board is to vet and appoint a new formal board of up to 9 people that will reset the governance of OpenAI”

• @holman Zach Holman on x

  the twitch guy rn [image]

• @chydee Chidi Okereke on x

  You have to be a remarkable leader for most of your team to adamantly stand behind you, and threaten to resign after the board shows you the door.

• @btaylor Bret Taylor on x

  ❤️

• @dazjdm Daz on x

  Pepito is back home (07:08:27)

• @teddyschleifer Teddy Schleifer on x

  There is a Larry Summers angle to everything, always.

• @inafried Ina Fried on x

  Of note: There is also an agreement that there will be an independent investigation into the events that led to Altman's original ouster, a source familiar with the matter tells Axios https://www.axios.com/...

• @baddatatakes @baddatatakes on x

  Pretty incredible that the [current] result is that Larry summers ends up on the board of OpenAI. I definitely don't have any concerns!

• @benbajarin Ben Bajarin on x

  In any path forward, A LOT of damage control is now necessary to rebuild confidence lost.

• @joannejang Joanne Jang on x

  thank god [image]

• @ericabrescia Erica Brescia on x

  Good. But, wow. To have to go through all of that to get to this point... I feel for the employees and what their last several days must have been like. Hope this new board can better navigate the company through future issues.

• @zachtratar Zach Tratar on x

  Huge. Congrats to everyone at OpenAI about this! The big question now is what will governance look like? Is the non profit dead? Is its charter erased?

• @emilychangtv Emily Chang on x

  Emmett Shear joining the talks was a turning point in the negotiations. He asked the board to provide concrete evidence of Sam's wrongdoing. When they did not do so, he said he could not remain in the CEO role, and helped both sides find common ground to get Sam reinstated.

• @reedalbergotti Reed Albergotti on x

  Adam D'Angelo stays on the OpenAI board. Another interesting twist

• @bchesky Brian Chesky on x

  ❤️

• @pitdesi Sheel Mohnot on x

  wild that one of the 3 people on the board of OpenAI has a product that competes with ChatGPT. TIL Poe stands for “Platform of Experts”

• @bentossell Ben Tossell on x

  Agreement in principle Sam to return to OpenAI as CEO with a new initial board of Bret Taylor (Chair), Larry Summers, and Adam D'Angelo. Interesting to see Adam still on. People dunking on him may have over reacted

• @mucha_carlos Carlos Mucha on x

  Larry Summers is one-third of OpenAI's new board?!? [image]

• @wholemarsblog @wholemarsblog on x

  This board still sucks

• @gdb Greg Brockman on x

  Incredible gratitude to @satyanadella, @kevin_scott, & the Microsoft team for their unwavering support during this trying chapter.

• @openai @openai on x

  OpenAI is nothing without its people

• @joshuakushner Joshua Kushner on x

  OpenAI has the potential to be one of the most consequential companies in the history of computing. @sama and @gdb possess a profound commitment to the company's integrity, and an unmatched ability to inspire and lead. We couldn't be more excited for them to come back to the...

• @emollick Ethan Mollick on x

  Well, that was an interesting few days (not that everything is going back to how it was, or that the implications are clear yet, but everyone can move on to speculating about that next)

• @deeze @deeze on x

  Took Jesus three days to come back from the dead and only took Sam two

• @sdw Sebastiaan de With on x

  current emotional status [image]

• @8teapi @8teapi on x

  Oh hey glad we got the guy who wanted higher unemployment to solve inflation on our AGI board.

• @patrickjblum Patrick Blumenthal on x

  The acceleration must continue.

• @benioff Marc Benioff on x

  Congrats to @openai! Great to see the good guys win! ❤️ [image]

• @cto_junior @cto_junior on x

  Yesss 💯💯💯 Goog next - Fire Jeff Dean, He Joins OpenAI, Sundar acquires OpenAI to hire Jeff back, OpenAI team resigns cause they don't want to live in Sunnyvale, Sundar cancels the deal but the condition is Jeff is made board member of OpenAI

• @alexrkonrad Alex Konrad on x

  Unofficial initial OpenAI news tweets vibe check: 1) Sam Altman and Greg Brockman = happy 2) Employees = happy 3) Microsoft = happy 4) The VCs = happy (I know you were worried) 5) The interim CEO = happy 6) Outgoing board = sleepy 5) Elon Musk = “what tangled webs we weave.”

• @hotformoot @hotformoot on x

  This was all kinda fun. We should do this more often

• @justindross JD Ross on x

  I'm happy for Sam and especially for the whole OpenAI team Certainly remain interested to hear Adam's story one day — managed to say nothing publicly and retain the board seat, so at minimum he believes strongly in the importance of his role on the board.

• @danshipper Dan Shipper on x

  1. The fact that D'Angelo is still on the board should dispel any of the rumors about all of this somehow being a plot to kill OpenAI for poe's benefit 2. Bret Taylor continues to be one of the most sought after board members in Silicon Valley. He must give good meeting 3....

• @gergelyorosz Gergely Orosz on x

  Why bother watching series when the real world delivers more drama than television possibly could. Congrats to the OpenAI team for what seems to be a resolution to board-level events that felt close to destroying the company. The aftershocks of this will be far-reaching.

• @nickadobos Nick Dobos on x

  It's time to build! GPT store is back on!

• @tszzl Roon on x

  i have much to give thanks for

• @nixcraft @nixcraft on x

  @OpenAI None of this makes any sense. Why fire him in the first place? You never explained it. Now rehired. The whole board is like a bunch of kids.

• @alexeheath Alex Heath on x

  Story on Sam Altman returning to lead OpenAI, with @reckless: We're told that both sides have agreed to an investigation — presumably by an outside, independent law firm — into this whole saga, which seems to be deeply rooted in a very human power struggle. Based on our...

• @parismarx Paris Marx on x

  Having won this battle and got himself a new board, Sam Altman has ensured he'll never be overruled or held back in his ambitions at the company again. OpenAI is Sam Altman's fiefdom, and he certainly won't get any pushback from the monarch over at Microsoft.

• @teddyschleifer Teddy Schleifer on x

  All of the effective altruists are no longer on the OpenAI board. Take that for what it's worth.

• @ciphergoth Paul Crowley on x

  Can they put Emmett on the OpenAI board?

• @mudit__gupta Mudit Gupta on x

  After using Microsoft teams for a day, Sam realized OpenAI board is easier to live with.

• @sindresorhus Sindre Sorhus on x

  We still need to know exactly what the board's reasons were and why D'Angelo is on the new board (he was part of the coup and has clear conflict of interest), but I'm happy to see an end to the main drama and them going back to what they do best, AI.

• @neilcybart Neil Cybart on x

  So the new OpenAI board will be two mediators who don't seem to have any obvious reason for being on this board, and a key person who (we believe) wanted Altman out. Nothing like what the press said was going to happen. [image]

• @peteratmsr Peter Lee on x

  Sure it would have been fun having Sam, Greg, and so many others as new Microsoft colleagues. But man, this is a such wonderful outcome for all of us at OpenAI and Microsoft, and for everyone else who cares about the future of AI for all.

• @regulatorynerd Matt Janiga on x

  Larry Summers, who said women were worse at math and science because of smaller brains, will sit on the board of the company building artificial intelligence. In other news, government regulators have a long future a head of them in stamping out bias in algorithms, ML and AGI.

• @gergelyorosz Gergely Orosz on x

  One thing that stands out is the role of @eshear. At first it was odd why anyone would take what looked like a doomed interim CEO role at the time, and several others passed. But this was the role that now is clear had unappreciated leverage in resolving the situation. Bravo!

• @protosphinx @protosphinx on x

  Satya to Sam (Reminder: This is second one after Musk) [image]

• @immad @immad on x

  I am really impressed by the culture Sam built at OpenAI. Team stuck with him and forced this outcome.

• @alfred_lin Alfred Lin on x

  Love the commitment! Truly legendary!

• @liron Liron Shapira on x

  @OpenAI [image]

• @gbrl_dick Gabriel on x

  on a per hour basis some of the highest value add CEO behaviour of all time lmaooo

• @levie Aaron Levie on x

  The industry has an incredible opportunity to usher in a new era of computing. This will be done by insanely ambitious and high-execution operators like Sam and Greg, and ultimately boards that are aligned to a shared mission. Excited for this next chapter!

• @emilychangtv Emily Chang on x

  Big job will be for Bret Taylor as Chair of board, to navigate all these clearly big opinions as they make the transition — something he's got some experience with as former chair of the board of Twitter. Read our developing story here. https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @varun_mathur Varun on x

  Larry Summers is e/acc. He has had the right things to say about innovative new technologies, going back to even supporting Bitcoin in early 2014. https://archive.ph/kNqFe

• @emilychangtv Emily Chang on x

  Context on the negotiations to bring Sam back as CEO of OpenAI: The biggest sticking point was Sam being on the board. Ultimately, he conceded to not being on the board, at least initially, to close the deal. The hope/expectation is that he will end up on the board eventually.

• @stokel Chris Stokel-Walker on x

  Just so we're clear, OpenAI has said our CEO on Friday is a liar and we're saying so publicly, our CEO to replace him on Saturday isn't good enough so we're replacing her with our CEO on Sunday who we've decided isn't good enough, so let's have the guy we said not to trust back.

• @fxshaw Frank X. Shaw on x

  @levie just in time for thanksgiving conversations everywhere.

• @davidsacks David Sacks on x

  The rest of America is genuinely befuddled by what Silicon Valley considers “intense work.”

• @alexrkonrad Alex Konrad on x

  OpenAI cofounder and (erstwhile?) board director @ilyasut retweeted both the company and @sama. Is he sticking around? [image]

• @emilychangtv Emily Chang on x

  Another sticking point: Adam being on the board. He will remain on the board for now. In general, agreeing on new board members seemed to be tough — given there are only three to start.

• @merettm Jakub Pachocki on x

  we're back

• @garymarcus Gary Marcus on x

  I am glad to see OpenAI is back in business, and am glad to the continued presence of @adamdangelo and addition of two new parties that I expect to be neutral. Bummed to see no women at all. Hopefully the board will expand in due course. We may never fully know what happened.... …

• @sarahfrier Sarah Frier on x

  Bret Taylor certainly has the “board chair during chaos” experience from Twitter/Musk acquisition days...

• @wbm312 Whitney Merrill on x

  Sorry to the folks with the “Msft acquired OpenAI for $0 and no regulatory oversight. They're so smart” bad hot takes.

• @gossithedog Kevin Beaumont on x

  Asking Microsoft Copilot about Microsoft's incoming CEO of AI research and it keeps telling me he's a sexual abuser and that OpenAI staff are outraged about his sexual abuse scandal. Your regular reminder that Microsoft Copilot is crap. [image]

• @florian4gamers Florian Mueller on x

  It would have been a tremendous opportunity for Microsoft to bring in various AI leaders and hundreds of talented developers. But in the long run, treating partners fairly and being loyal yields the highest returns. They didn't hire away; OpenAI fired. Now they're letting them go

• @mchammer MC Hammer on x

  He's Baaaaaaaaack Welcome back @sama !!!!

• @luke_metro @luke_metro on x

  Congrats to every openAI employee who can once again resume their shopping for a second home

• @erinkwoo Erin Woo on x

  delighted to inform you all that a literal fire alarm went off at the OpenAI celebration party, fire trucks showed up, and firefighters declared it a false alarm. (a smoke machine from the party triggered it.) we love a metaphor! more here from the team: https://www.theinformatio…

• @eugenewei Eugene Wei on x

  I just watched Napoleon. Very touching when he returns from exile in Elba and thousands of soldiers are tweeting “France is nothing without its Emperor” and Napoleon takes the time to quote tweet each with “❤️ ❤️ ❤️”

• @mchammer MC Hammer on x

  Salute and congratulations to the 710 plus @OpenAI team members who gave an unparalleled demonstration of loyalty, love and commitment to @sama and @gdb in these perilous times it was a thing of beauty to witness. Salute 🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂

• @joshconstine Josh Constine on x

  Honestly, if there was ever going to be a fight to control OpenAI, sort out its board, and get clarity on its mission, we're all better off it happened before the stakes were even higher.

• r/ChatGPT r on reddit

  Sam Altman back as OpenAI CEO

• r/neoliberal r on reddit

  Sam Altman to return as OpenAI CEO

• r/technology r on reddit

  Sam Altman Is Reinstated as OpenAI's Chief Executive

• r/singularity r on reddit

  Finally ..

• r/artificial r on reddit

  Sam Altman has officially returned as CEO of OpenAI.

• r/LivestreamFail r on reddit

  48 hours after being hired, former Twitch CEO Emmett Shear is no longer CEO of OpenAI

• @crumbler Casey Newton on threads

  Great look at tensions inside the OpenAI board before Altman's ouster from @mike_isaac, Cade Metz and Tripp Mickle.  Altman was reportedly mad at board member Toner for publishing a research paper that he felt put OpenAI in a negative light relative to Anthropic https://www.nytim…

• @geoffreyirving Geoffrey Irving on x

  I have no details of OpenAI's Board's reasons for firing Sam, and I am conflicted (lead of Scalable Alignment at Google DeepMind). But there is a large, very loud pile on vs. people I respect, in particular Helen Toner and Ilya Sutskever, so I feel compelled to say a few things.

• @karaswisher Kara Swisher on x

  My vote: personal petty issues with a big heaping spoonful of egos and a thin varnish of righteousness. But I like that you are still hopeful @emilychangtv. ;)

• @karaswisher Kara Swisher on x

  More on OpenAI: The tension between Helen Toner and Sam Altman seemed more academic and philosophical, but many sources tell me he and others in the company definitely wanted her off the board in the weeks prior.

• @buccocapital BuccoCapital Guy on x

  It seems completely reasonable to be frustrated when your board member shits on your company and praises your top competitor [image]

• @sashamtl Sasha Luccioni, PhD on x

  I'm glad to see that OpenAI decided that the true problem wasn't any of the issues with their products (copyright, bias, hallucinations), it was having two women on the Board... and that's what they decided to fix.

• @blader Siqi Chen on x

  “look, the reason why we fired sam is because he's a liar, but the thing is (you're not gonna believe this) sam's such a masterful liar that we can actually think of zero specific incidents when he lied” is going hold up just super in court for these geniuses [image]

• @hlntnr Helen Toner on x

  And now, we all get some sleep😴

• @robbensinger Rob Bensinger on x

  Seems like the first news article with leaks from the board, and possibly the first to represent something like their perspective? I have to say, if @sama was trying to keep board members from saying anything negative about OpenAI's safety practices in public, I think this is...

• @austen @austen on x

  Holy smokes. OpenAI board member Helen Toner published an article Altman took issue with. She described it as “an academic paper that analyzed the challenges that the public faces when trying to understand the intentions of the countries and companies developing A.I.” lol. 👀 [ima…

• @shakeelhashim Shakeel on x

  “Mr. Altman, the chief executive, recently made a move to push out one of the board's members because he thought a research paper she had co-written was critical of the company.” https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @shwetakukreja_ Shweta Kukreja on x

  Sam Altman be like: [image]

• @thedreamstartup Priyank on x

  If this is Helen Toner words. She should definitely resign from openai and join Anthropic and keep doing her secret missions there. I value Sam who want to make sure world catches up with the Tech before we build ultra high system. Its a value if you understand the society. In no…

• @lizelle Lizelle van Vuuren on x

  I for one really want a statement on why y'all pulled the emergency break. Was it that difficult to communicate internally?

• @austen @austen on x

  Suffice it to say that's not _all_ the article talks about. The article is literally an analysis of different ways you can force AI companies (and governments using AI) to slow development, and recommendations on how they can be used and which are best. [image]

• @mattyglesias Matthew Yglesias on x

  ah https://www.nytimes.com/... [image]

• @teddyschleifer Teddy Schleifer on x

  NEW at @PuckNews More on Helen Toner, the effective-altruist OpenAI board member who helped oust Sam Altman. https://puck.news/... [image]

• @ryancareyai Ryan Carey on x

  On a for-profit board, Helen may have a duty to support the company's financial interests in all her public statements. But here, her job is specifically to maintain independence, and to ensure that OpenAI's behaviour tracks the development of safe and beneficial AI. [image]

• @ryancareyai Ryan Carey on x

  2. Sam didn't like that: “Any amount of criticism from a board member carries a lot of weight.” 3. So he approached Ilya to join with Greg and kick Helen off the board 4. Ilya demurred, and instead teamed up with the other three board members to remove Sam

• @samj Sam Johnston on x

  I don't know... maybe don't criticise the strategy of companies whose boards you sit on, in academic papers no less? 🤷‍♂️ Sure, #OpenAI is a special beast, but perhaps there's good reason to do governance the way we've done it for hundreds of years? This is a bug, not a feature.

• @borrowed_ideas @borrowed_ideas on x

  It is hard for me to imagine Anthropic's equity to be worth greater than zero. Their actions make it abundantly clear that it's unlikely to be valuable for their investors. (excerpt from the research piece by Helen Toner who sits at the board of OpenAI...go figure!) [image]

• @katharinakoern1 Katharina Koerner on x

  That's the research paper about which the NYT reports OpenAI board member Helen Toner was criticized for by Sam Altman https://cset.georgetown.edu/ ...

• @emilychangtv Emily Chang on x

  There are still big questions about why this happened, how much was due to petty personal issues/egos vs fundamental disagreements about the future of AI. It's only humanity at stake. So let's hope they figure it out. 🙏

• @rowancheung Rowan Cheung on x

  A new report from NYT reveals Helen Toner's involvement against Sam Altman. If true, Sam was trying to push her out of the board weeks prior for an academic paper she published critical of OpenAI. She also shared this chilling quote: “The board's mission is to ensure that the... …

• @uubzu @uubzu on x

  Helen Toner always knew she was headed for the big leagues

• @emollick Ethan Mollick on x

  Humans being human. https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @mualphaxi Max Meyer on x

  This person Helen toner is exactly what's wrong w the national security establishment. The wordcel masters degree fact memorizer who has no life experience and can't reason through basic problems but is hugely arrogant. [image]

• @aaschapiro Avi Asher-Schapiro on x

  So it would appear, like other AI executives before him, Altman was vigorously trying to control the academic research of others at OpenAI. https://www.nytimes.com/... [image]

• @conorsen Conor Sen on x

  It doesn't seem like “Helen Toner gets to destroy OpenAI because she feels like it” is how this will go in America but we'll see.

• @mattzeitlin Matthew Zeitlin on x

  https://www.nytimes.com/... [image]

• @alexandrosm @alexandrosm on x

  At the very least can we get Helen Toner to use chatGPT to write her papers? I've not read text this bad for about 9 months or thereabouts.

• @then_there_was Andrew Ruiz on x

  To play devil's advocate, Helen did do what she was hired to do. I don't think it was ultimately a wise decision, but part of me (a small part) can't fault her for literally keeping her word. If you don't want someone to push the big red button, don't put someone in front of it

• @kantrowitz Alex Kantrowitz on x

  Helen Toner shouldn't burn it all down. But of course, whoever put that power in her hands probably could've used better judgment too. Lord almighty. https://www.nytimes.com/... [image]

• @apples_jimmy @apples_jimmy on x

  Helen Toner co writes paper, October https://cset.georgetown.edu/ ... Safety, de acceleration etc etc [image]

• @louisanslow Louis Anslow on x

  Confirmed by NYT: Helen Toner was root of OpenAI coup https://www.nytimes.com/... Worrying because she: - Works at Georgetown University that's compromised by CCP cash - Downplayed China's threat to US AI dominance - Spent time in/around Tsinghua Uni while living in China 🚩🚩🚩

• @pmddomingos Pedro Domingos on x

  So now Helen Toner has written at least one high-impact paper in her life. [image]

• @mualphaxi Max Meyer on x

  Earnest question that may upset some ppl: Helen Toner, as an Australian, couldn't work as a dishwasher at any defense or space co in the USA due to ITAR. How does she have board authority to *shut down* OpenAI, a $100B co at the forefront of the US-China AI arms race? WHAT?! [ima…

• @simonw Simon Willison on x

  This is the first glimmer I've had of an explanation as to why the board did what they did: “Before Altman's Ouster, OpenAI's Board Was Divided and Feuding”

• @seanoliver Sean Oliver on x

  Big lesson for Helen Toner today: The goal of a Board of Directors is to direct the company, not destroy the company. These are different “d” words but with practice you'll be able to tell them apart.

• @ryancareyai Ryan Carey on x

  Finally the NYT giving us a perspective on the OpenAI story that actually makes sense: 1. Helen wrote an article that included some criticism of OpenAI https://cset.georgetown.edu/ ...

• @jacquesthibs Jacques on x

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• @yuris Yuri Sagalov on x

  POV: You're Helen Toner. Your interests at Georgetown include “military-civil fusion.” Your group at Georgetown has published things like “Harnessed Lightning: How the Chinese Military is Adopting Artificial Intelligence” And this is your viewpoint: [image]

• @npinto Nicolas Pinto on x

  Helen Toner's “Decoding Intentions” from last month is giving us a lot more information about what happened at “Open"AI... https://cset.georgetown.edu/ ... [image]

• @xuanalogue Xuan on x

  I think she miscalculated and is being (will be??) outpoliticked (Sam Altman is a *very* good politician), but I think Helen Toner is p badass.

• @levie Aaron Levie on x

  With board members like these, who needs enemies [image]

• @rowancheung Rowan Cheung on x

  New article reveals Helen Toner might've been the main driver behind Sam Altman's firing. This quote is chilling: “The board's mission is to ensure that the company creates artificial intelligence that “benefits all of humanity,” and if the company was destroyed, she said, that..…

• @wholemarsblog @wholemarsblog on x

  OpenAI is nothing without its board of directors

• @kristineberth Kristin on x

  relevant excerpt from the paper helen toner coauthored [image]

• @ednewtonrex Ed Newton-Rex on x

  The NYT reports that Sam Altman reprimanded Helen Toner (OpenAI board member) a few weeks before his ouster for co-writing a paper that could damage the company, particularly during an FTC investigation into their data practices. Very interesting paper all round. Of note: the... …

• @jeremyakahn Jeremy Kahn on x

  Lots of good details in here on acrimony between Altman and the board in the runup to his firing. Also reveals that Dario and the Anthropic founders had tried to have the board fire Altman prior to their decision to leave.

• @austen @austen on x

  For example (I'm not making this up) the “tying hands” method, where you encourage someone to make public declarations, then threaten “punishment,” such as being “subject to congressional investigation” or facing “disciplinary actions from the board of directors.” [image]

• @louisanslow Louis Anslow on x

  Helen Toner spent a year in China, studying Chinese at Tsinghua University. Upon her return she started org at Georgetown University - commonly understood to be swimming in CCP cash. She authored an op-ed that pushed back on Sam Altman's testimony that China was AI threat.

• @pitdesi Sheel Mohnot on x

  New info! -Sam was trying to push Helen out for her academic paper critical of OAI; Ilya sided with her to push out Sam -The Anthropic folks had also tried to push Sam out -There are 6 board members bc of disagreement on who to add -Helen ok to destroy OAI for the mission [image]

• @garymarcus Gary Marcus on x

  Scoop from @TheInformation (+ NYT) that is not a good look for Sam, if true: A board member, Toner, had done safety research (which OpenAI was set up to do). Her research pointed to a rival approach. Altman argued with her & then (story goes) tried to push her off the board. [ima…

• @jacquesthibs Jacques on x

  Here's @gwern laying it out plainly: [image]

• @_fabknowledge_ @_fabknowledge_ on x

  Wow it was Helen Toner! She was the main power player, didn't see that huh. Bold move from the junior board member

• @cameronwilson Cameron Wilson on x

  Unlocked her account and first tweet since the OpenAI drama started:

• @emilybell Emily Bell on x

  For everyone saying ‘how weird, a non profit board owning a profit seeking enterprise’ . This is in fact the ownership structure of the Guardian, among other trust owned entities. But if you are going to survive 200 years, or even 20 years, you need tight alignment with values

• @teddyschleifer Teddy Schleifer on x

  How did Microsoft not get a board seat after all of that?

• @amasad Amjad Masad on x

  Have known Adam D'Angelo for many years and although I have not spoken to him in a while, the idea that he went crazy or is being vindictive over some feature overlap or any of the other rumors seems just wrong. It's best to withhold judgement until more information comes out.

• @barney_h_y Barney Hussey-Yeo on x

  As a customer, I have no confidence in @OpenAI until the man that plunged it into chaos is gone @btaylor @LHSummers Remove @adamdangelo and instate @sama The board needs to be a mix of experienced operators, political heavyweights and AI Safety experts who have sat on boards...

• @devahaz Deva Hazarika on x

  BREAKING: OpenAI expanding board to 5 members with new additions James Mattis and Henry Kissinger

• @iamstan Ant Stanley on x

  Big losers on this OpenAI debacle 1) Ilya 2) The women on the board 3) Microsoft Teams

• @asvanevik Alex Svanevik on x

  Why is Adam D'Angelo still on the board? Just to leave room for more drama in the future??

• @amir Amir Efrati on x

  Murati implied that Sam Altman will not be a board director, at least not initially. And neither would Greg Brockman. Both were directors four days ago before getting booted.

• @amir Amir Efrati on x

  “I didn't think we were going to rescue everyone,” said one OpenAI as they left Sam's place.

• @bchesky Brian Chesky on x

  So happy you're back

• @karaswisher Kara Swisher on x

  More members to come, including, I assume, Microsoft. No @sama on board. And, after this mess, they might want to add some woman board members asap.

• @emilychangtv Emily Chang on x

  Microsoft will likely have board representation, at least as an observer. And possibly a board seat or more — all of this still has to be worked out given potential regulatory issues, etc.

• @teddyschleifer Teddy Schleifer on x

  From @reckless —> [image]

• @vikramchandra Vikram Chandra on x

  Fascinating! Adam d'Angelo still on the Board and Sam Altman back as the CEO. Angelo was being portrayed as the villain of the piece.

• @danshipper Dan Shipper on x

  A bigger, more diverse, senior board seems good and important

• @autismcapital @autismcapital on x

  We sort of respect Adam D'Angelo's stubborn obstinance. Technology brother knew he would never get another shot like this and hung on for dear life to his seat. It looks like he eventually won the war of attrition. Begrudging respect.

• @nivi @nivi on x

  Adam D'Angelo retweeted this post from last night. [image]

• @brianluidog Brian Lui on x

  Can @paulg join the OpenAI board? I would really feel much much better with PG on the board even if he was hands off

• @richinseattle Richard Johnson on x

  It seems the king and his men miraculously put Humpty Dumpty back together again. Two outside board members Helen Toner and Tasha McCauley dismissed but Adam D'Angelo stays. I do wonder how this isn't a conflict of interest and why they didn't do a full sweep.

• @amir Amir Efrati on x

  Pretty much the whole exec team has just left Sam's house in SF per @anissagardizy8 .... party time? sleep time?

• @eladgil Elad Gil on x

  My ideal OpenAI board is balance of EA safety, e/acc & other acronyms as well as investors & operators 1. Timnit Gebru 2. Patrisse Cullors 3. Beff Jezos 4. Roon 5. Satya Nadella 6. Sam Altman 7. Claude 2.1, Anthropics latest model 8. The Rock 9. Sofia Vergara

• r/popculturechat r on reddit

  Breaking: Sam Altman to return as CEO of OpenAI |  Five days after an attempted coup by OpenAI's board, Altman is returning as CEO.

• r/technology r on reddit

  Sam Altman to return as CEO of OpenAI with a new initial board of Bret Taylor (Chair), Larry Summers, and Adam D'Angelo.

• @steph_palazzolo Stephanie Palazzolo on x

  An overnight scoop from @amir @anissagardizy8 @erinkwoo: Altman is back, but things aren't back to normal yet. He's agreed to an internal investigation into alleged conduct that prompted the board to oust him in the first place. More here: https://www.theinformation.com/ ...

• @tonytassell Tony Tassell on x

  This is very good on the old board of OpenAi and its reasons for sacking Sam Altman - by @CamillaHodgson @GeorgeNHammond. Have the safety issues been resolved by the return of Altman? https://www.ft.com/...

• @garymarcus Gary Marcus on x

  ‼️ 𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 scoop 👉Sam and Greg gave up their board seats 👉Sam agreed to an internal investigation This is inconsistent with all narratives about “cloddish” or self-interested boards, and suggests that something real happened. From @amir @anissagardizy8... [image]

• r/OpenAI r on reddit

  Sam Altman Is Reinstated as OpenAI's Chief Executive

• @emilychangtv Emily Chang on x

  We're now reporting that Sam agreed to an “internal investigation” into the circumstances that led to his firing. Developing story here...and this is my last tweet tonight, I promise. https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @dseetharaman Deepa Seetharaman on x

  Some terms of the deal: — Altman had been pushing for full restoration of his power as CEO / director. He's not on the board. — Altman wanted the whole board to resign. All but 1 director who voted to oust him is leaving — Board to continue its duties while it adds more ppl

• @jnconkle John Neil Conkle on x

  this has been such a strange story, seems possible this isn't merely pro forma will have to see which law firm

• @jamesrbuk James Ball on x

  Took a few days longer than most people expected, but OpenAI's board finally yielded to the inevitable: they didn't have the team on side, or the money on side, and so they're out and Altman is back in. Authority on paper and in practice are very different things.

• @newley Newley Purnell on x

  The board and Altman's camp have also agreed to conduct an independent investigation into the ouster of Altman last week and its aftermath, a person familiar with the matter said. OpenAI declined to comment on the investigation. https://www.wsj.com/... via @dseetharaman

• @dseetharaman Deepa Seetharaman on x

  — this one is most interesting to me: the two sides agreed to an independent investigation into Altman's conduct, the decision to oust him & the aftermath https://www.wsj.com/...

• @deljohnsonvc Del Johnson on x

  Yes, it would be weird for the OpenAI CEO to be raising money from autocracies given the purported mission of the OpenAI nonprofit. Perhaps this is an concern for the public sector to investigate.

• @josh_wills @josh_wills on x

  Robert Caro's next book series will be called “The Years of Sam Altman” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @itsurboyevan Evan Armstrong on x

  Super important—ask yourself who is leaking this info? And why are they doing it now? Between this and pro Sam NYT take, various parties are giving select info to reporters to attempt to sway public opinion. I don't know what is right! But hopefully you can see the meta game

• @itsurboyevan Evan Armstrong on x

  Post is reporting that Altman's attempt to raise funding from the middle east for his chip company was a catalyst in his firing. I argued the same thing yesterday. Importantly, they argue that there's a pattern of self-dealing behavior. One that lead to PG firing Sam from YC. [im…

• @gergelyorosz Gergely Orosz on x

  The first time was from Y Combinator, and details have been underreported there. Once it could be bad luck. But second time in a row warrants asking what happened even the first time. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @yoda Drew Olanoff on x

  This makes me like @sama even more.

• @pranshuverma_ Pranshu Verma on x

  been swamped with OpenAI news to tweet, but this is a must read report from @lizzadwoskin and @nitashatiku on Sam Altman's past. Filled with reporting and insight that only comes from consistent dominance on a beat https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @lessin Sam Lessin on threads

  One thing we have learned this week - the ‘cults’ of silicon valley are alive and well.  And this is a power struggle of the AGI cult vs. the clear ‘cult of sam’ (700 signatures! talk about loyalty to a person vs. a company!) https://twitter.com/...

• @carnage4life Dare Obasanjo on threads

  The OpenAI board really fired Sam Altman for being smarter them.  🤦🏾‍♂️

• @crumbler Casey Newton on threads

  The OpenAI board told executives that Sam had to be fired but was apparently so good at being bad that it could not actually provide any examples of him being bad https://www.wsj.com/...  (via @dseetharaman & @bjin162)

• @joannastern Joanna Stern on threads

  Just when I thought I couldn't read another word about the OpenAI Saga, @dseetharaman keachhagey and @bjin162 drop this wild play-by-play of what went down this week.  There's crying, there's screaming, there's 💚💜💙... https://www.wsj.com/...

• @can @can on x

  the only people who haven't made an ass of themselves in this openai drama are the journalists

• @karaswisher Kara Swisher on x

  Sources: fruitful negotiations between OpenAI's board and Sam Altman's side are taking place; Microsoft is being kept apprised and is likely to get board seats

• @tszzl Roon on x

  good lord there are no words

• @andrewcurran_ Andrew Curran on x

  I knew this lawyer once, she had this laugh, it was awful, like a devil's laugh. The laugh of a fiend. It would always go off when she read a certain type of line in a brief. In my mind I heard that dreadful laugh today. https://www.wsj.com/... [image]

• @kantrowitz Alex Kantrowitz on x

  He was so good we don't know what he did 😂 https://www.wsj.com/... [image]

• @dseetharaman Deepa Seetharaman on x

  Sam Altman was in Vegas for the Formula One race when he clicked on a Google Meet link and learned from the board he was fired. Inside that moment & the tense negotiations ever since. w/ my amazing colleagues @keachhagey & @berber_jin1. https://www.wsj.com/...

• @moorehn Heidi N. Moore on x

  Finally, a news story that opens with the Google Meet incident at Open AI https://www.wsj.com/... [image]

• @nivi @nivi on x

  The OpenAI board's hallucinations about Sam's lack of candor spurred law enforcement inquiries, according to WSJ. This would be gross negligence and defamation. On Friday, after the board defamed Sam in their blog post, the company got calls from law enforcement, including the...…

• @atabarrok Alex Tabarrok on x

  Given possible safety issues a non-profit board wasn't a completely terrible idea but instead of maintaining vigil and keeping their powder dry they burned all their capital on utterly stupid shit. A monumental fuckup on so many margins. https://www.wsj.com/...

• @jordannovet Jordan Novet on x

  now this is a good lead. nice @keachhagey @dseetharaman @berber_jin1 https://www.wsj.com/... [image]

• @browninglynnley Lynnley Browning on x

  Helluva story and reporting. Moments after the Google Meet windows disappeared, Sam Altman was locked out of his computer. A whiplash-inducing power struggle had begun. @OpenAI #SamAltman https://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ

• @ryan_knutson Ryan Knutson on x

  Tons of new details in the latest WSJ story by @keachhagey @dseetharaman, including this jaw dropping moment during a company all-hands https://www.wsj.com/... [image]

• @then_there_was Andrew Ruiz on x

  Ahahahaha. After the OpenAI board fired Sam Altman, a US attorney (the same one that indicted SBF) started asking them questions about what exactly Sam did and after talking to their lawyers, the board realized they couldn't give a good answer. What a shitshow. 😂

• @ptrubey Phil Trubey on x

  That didn't take long: “executives said they were getting questions from regulators and law-enforcement entities such as the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan”. From https://www.wsj.com/...

• @keachhagey @keachhagey on x

  When OpenAI's team told director Helen Toner the board's actions could trigger the company's collapse, she replied, “That would actually be consistent with the mission.” Behind the scenes of the OpenAI saga w/ @dseetharaman @berber_jin1 https://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ

• @quisitiveinvest @quisitiveinvest on x

  “Larry Summers to join OpenAI board” How the blazes does this guy keep popping up in random situations? [image]

• @heydave7 Dave Lee on x

  How in the world did Larry Summers end up on the new OpenAI board? I was initially confused when I heard the news. But this ChatGPT reply gives some more context: Larry Summers, a renowned economist and former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, has shared insights on artificial...

• @thestalwart Joe Weisenthal on x

  The second Sam was fired from OpenAI, if you didn't immediately predict that Larry Summers would end up on the board somehow, then you don't understand America. (I didn't predict it. Still have more to learn about this country.)

• @stuartbuck1 Stuart Buck on x

  Given what apparently triggered a key dispute on the OpenAI board, it's interesting to recall that none other than Larry Summers once told Elizabeth Warren about a key distinction: Insider power vs. outsider power. From her memoir: [image]

• @twitscotty Scott Cameron on x

  OpenAI entering its Larry Summers era [image]

• @hellachans @hellachans on x

  I admit I was naive enough to think Larry Summers wouldn't be involved in this despite somehow being involved in every other insanely specific niche of the economy and frankly that's on me

• @neocentrist Sandro Sharashenidze on x

  >Larry Summers 33% chance AGI kills us 33% chance AGI is aligned 33% chance we don't build AGI

• @amasad Amjad Masad on x

  just make sure to always include “artificial” when asking larry summers his views on intelligence

• @effmkthype @effmkthype on x

  If I wasn't concerned about safety before, I am now with Larry Summers on the board

• @freialobo @freialobo on x

  putting Larry Summers on the board puts the potential OpenAI movie in the same cinematic universe as The Social Network

• @ddayen David Dayen on x

  I definitely want Larry Summers involved in technology where care must be taken about its impact on humanity

• @tszzl Roon on x

  larry summers e/acc

• @tszzl Roon on x

  i fucking love larry summers

• @economeager @economeager on x

  I felt a great disturbance in the force... as if thousands of voices suddenly called out “Larry summers???” at once .... and were suddenly silenced

• @visakanv Visakan Veerasamy on x

  larry summers like a WWE superstar from a previous era showing up unexpectedly with a steel chair [image]

• @mattparlmer @mattparlmer on x

  If Larry Summers is gonna be on that board we need a lot more people on the board for the good of the project