Ask HN: What are the chances Sam Altman relied on AI to come back as CEO?

1 pointsdhab2y ago9 comments

Just a thought exploration. In know it has conspiracy vibes, but the question is objective. >50%? How much?:)

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Unless he has access to some top secret AI (which he wouldn't after being fired), I'd say not.

Yeah I mean why would the just-was-CEO of OpenAI have access to secret AI.

He got fired so he wouldn't unless he was capable of stealing a data centre on his way out or had some kind of inside connection to bypass security.

3cats-in-a-coat2y ago

Not sure why we're discussing this like it's serious, but people work from home these days and can connect to work via VPN from anywhere. And given the chaos, assuming all digital accounts/permissions were immediately shut down is a big question mark. Especially when everyone at OpenAI was on his side.

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3cats-in-a-coat2y ago

Even GPT-4 surpasses the emotional and management intelligence of the average person. And in stressful moments even the better people perform average or below. So of course it’s helpful to use it.

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dddavid2y ago

Unless he has access to some top secret AI (which he wouldn't after being fired), I'd say not.

3cats-in-a-coat2y ago

Yeah I mean why would the just-was-CEO of OpenAI have access to secret AI.

hackerlight2y ago

He got fired so he wouldn't unless he was capable of stealing a data centre on his way out or had some kind of inside connection to bypass security.

3cats-in-a-coat2y ago

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3cats-in-a-coat2y ago

Even GPT-4 surpasses the emotional and management intelligence of the average person. And in stressful moments even the better people perform average or below. So of course it’s helpful to use it.

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