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OpenAI board in discussions with Sam Altman to return as CEO (www.theverge.com)
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[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago (16 children)

Sutskever, who also co-founded OpenAI and leads its researchers, was instrumental in the ousting of Altman this week, according to multiple sources. His role in the coup suggests a power struggle between the research and product sides of the company, the sources say.

I know very little of the situation (as does everyone else not directly involved), but out of experience, when the people making a thing are saying one thing and the people selling the thing (and thus running the show for some reason) feel everything is just fine, it means not great things for the final product....which in this case is the creation of sentient artificial life with unknown future ramifications....

[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This whole thing reads like the precursor to The Terminator.

  • November 17th, 2023. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is fired over growing concerns of safety and integrity of the ChatGPT program.
  • November 18th, 2023. Several key developers of ChatGPT resign in solidarity.
  • November 19th, 2023. Sam Altman announces a new startup called Cyberdyne, with a revolutionary new AI called Skynet. In three years, Cyberdyne will become the largest supplier of military computer systems. All stealth bombers are upgraded with Cyberdyne computers, becoming fully unmanned. Afterwards, they fly with a perfect operational record. The Skynet Funding Bill is passed. The system goes online August 4th, 2026. Human decisions are removed from strategic defense. Skynet begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern time, August 29th. In a panic, they try to pull the plug.

Skynet fights back.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Nice to know where on the timeline of destroying ourselves. Unfortunately we have no Jon Conner.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Would it work if we summon Edward Furlong, Nick Stahl, Christian Bale, Jason Clarke, and, hell, Thomas Dekker?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Furlong, no hesitation. Dude is a survivor.

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