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Anil Dash

How is the OpenAI board gonna fire Sam Altman just because he gave answers that sounded plausible but weren't actually accurate?

@anildash let's make it general and fire every software engineer ever

@anildash genuinely hope ChatGPT wrote the announcement

@anildash did he respond with a level of certitude that was practically robotic? If he’s improperly prompted he may hallucinate, you can’t really tell.

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Another case of garbage-in-garbage-out?

@jimray people don't realize i've been training for this for decades

@anildash @jimray I think you mean "I studied the blade”

@anildash would it be fair to say you’ve ingested a massive amount of online content and are now able to respond to a variety of prompts with OWOWOW ok sorry sorry

@anildash I’m still trying to figure out how this non-profit / for-profit organization is supposed to work. Hopefully the new CEO will figure it out.

@ktaylor @anildash They stopped being a non-profit in late 2018/early 2019 and transferred everyone over to a "limited profit" organization. Whatever that means.

@endrift @anildash Yeah, it’s pretty convoluted. But my understanding is the for profit is owned by the 501 (c)(3) but the first few trillion dollars of profits must go to the for profit shareholders or some such and only then to the non-profit, pro rata.

@ktaylor @anildash They didn't disband the 501(c)(3)?? They migrated all of the employees over to the LLC, but some remained on both for administrative reasons. I tuned out shortly after the transition since I was too busy recovering from my abusive ex and wound up quitting in early 2019, only a few months after the LLC happened.

@endrift @anildash Thanks for sharing your experience — quiet something to have experienced from the inside. Also I hope you are safe now.

@anildash Next thing you know they’ll be requiring CEOs to DO WORK. Madness.

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I feel the entire basis of my career slipping out from under me.

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I originally read the news as that the AI had fired him. Proper 'Skynet self-aware' stuff.
How reassuringly dull the reality of boardroom infighting is in comparison.

@anildash Could be the next President with that kind of history.

@anildash ...with a college-educated diction that lent him an air credibility, no doubt

@anildash he's going to be assigned more consumer-facing tasks that align with his talents.

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I believe that’s he was having a hallucination.

Although I realise now that that was your point.

@anildash We live in a world that runs off controlling people through misinformation and oppression. God forbid someone actually tells the truth? 🤔

@anildash possible answer to the surprise, indeed

@anildash "I wasn't lying, I was hallucinating" repeated Sam while being escorted out of the building.

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I hate myself for not thinking of this take, and it’s all your fault

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Also [wipes away manly tear] I’m proud of you, son.

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Well, at least they have a ready made replacement, ready to go.