21 sats \ 2 replies \ @zuspotirko OP 20 Nov \ parent \ on: Microsoft hires former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman tech
I doubt that. He hasn't been a coder for at least 10 years now. Sama is definitely a valuable human resource to have but not valuable enough to orchestrate all that. But taking him in this opportunistic situation does make sense however.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @legxxi 20 Nov
But in a way what you said might be true too, these guys are just pieces of a bigger puzzle. Other actors above them with more capital, are making the calls.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @legxxi 20 Nov
Come to think about it, they kill two possible competitors with one shot. Sam becomes an employee (he doesn’t start a new super cool AI company) and OpenAI loses traction, leadership.
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