Now they are trying to unring the bell but cannot.
We have as much evidence for this hypothesis as for any other. Not discrediting it. But let's be mindful of the fog of war.
Well, they can unring the bell pretty easy. They were given an easy out.
Reinstate Sam (he wants to come back) and resign.
However, they CONTINUE to push back and refuse to step down.
This is the correct answer. The people who have never had jobs in their lives wanted control of a 100B company.
What a pleasant career trajectory. Heck it was already great to go from graduated university -> board of OpenAI. If that's possible why not CEO?
> Reinstate Sam (he wants to come back) and resign.
Wasn't the ultimate sticking point Altmans' demand that the board issue a written retraction absolving him of any and all wrongdoing? If so, that isn't exactly an "easy" out given that it kicks the door wide open for extremely punishing litigation. I'd even go so far as to say it's a demand Altman knew full well would not and could not be met.
But why does no one think it's possible these women are CIA operatives?
They come from think tanks. You think the US Intelligence community wants AGI to be discovered at a startup? They want it created at big tech. AGI under MSFT would be perfect. All big tech is heavily compromised: https://twitter.com/NameRedacted247
EDIT: Since this heavy speculation, I'm going to make predictions. These women will now try to force Ilya out the board, put in a CEO not from Silicon Valley, and eventually get police to shut down OpenAI offices. That's a CIA coup
Maybe somebody there just really wanted to see the expression on Satya's face...
None of this makes sense to label any theory as "most likely" anymore.
However, it may not yield a result anyone's actually happy with:
Smart, capable, ambitious people often engage in wishful thinking when it comes to analysing systems they are a part of.
When looking at a system from the outside it’s easier to realise the boundary between your knowledge and ignorance.
Inside the system, your field of view can be a lot narrower than you believe.
