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OpenAI saga in 90 seconds: - Thursday night, Sam Altman gets a text from Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI’s chief scientist & board member asking to chat on Friday. - Friday at Noon, Sam Altman is fired by the Open AI board because he was “not consistently candid in his communications.”...

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Alex Lieberman2 years ago

I recorded an episode with @adcock_brett on how to successfully build a board given all the shit that’s gone down. Take a listen:

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Bobby | Video Editing on Demand2 years ago

I wish the news was like this. Need more content like this.

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U R B A N - B | Explosions Guy2 years ago

Epic. please od more news Alex. Or do a Business workshop in this style. it would be 30 mins long and cover everything :D no fluff.

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Bhushan Sethi2 years ago

@MorningBrew What was he “not consistently candid” about”? Can someone put that into “plain speak”? I’ve heard the speculation but surely the board, Sam and Satya all know? Sunshine is the best disinfectant after all.

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Ponderer2 years ago

TL;DR like this one would have saved me from a sleepless weekend. 💙

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TINK 🔆2 years ago

Gave me IBS.

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Gerald Shifrin2 years ago

Somehow I don’t view Microsoft as the place where radical innovation flourishes, but good luck to all the OpenAI refugees!

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Matt Harris2 years ago

Great summary

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Derek Taing2 years ago

Audio only coming through my left ear making me feel sus

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Ozan2 years ago

Whoa, what a rollercoaster at OpenAI! Wild twists and turns in just a few days, right?

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