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   pettter (pettter@mastodon.acc.umu.se)'s status on Saturday, 18-Nov-2023 06:35:14 JST pettter

   Uh lol, so Sam Altman is out?

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     pettter (pettter@mastodon.acc.umu.se)'s status on Saturday, 18-Nov-2023 06:38:50 JST pettter

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     • jgillman

     @jgillman No idea either, honestly.

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     jgillman (jgillman@thesix.social)'s status on Saturday, 18-Nov-2023 06:38:51 JST jgillman

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     @pettter just saw that! Any word on why? Seems kinda out of the blue but I haven’t been paying attention

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     pettter (pettter@mastodon.acc.umu.se)'s status on Saturday, 18-Nov-2023 06:42:37 JST pettter

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     @jgillman The announcement is uh, pretty fucking bad. Lying to the board? You shouldn't do that!

     
     > Mr. Altman’s departure follows a deliberative review process by the board, which concluded that he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities. The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI.

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     pettter (pettter@mastodon.acc.umu.se)'s status on Saturday, 18-Nov-2023 06:44:06 JST pettter

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     Huh, Brockman as well? Oh dear oh dear...

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     pettter (pettter@mastodon.acc.umu.se)'s status on Saturday, 18-Nov-2023 06:44:55 JST pettter

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     @jgillman npnp, Brockman is apparently demoted as fuck also, remaining at the company but no longer chair of the board of directors. So uh...

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     jgillman (jgillman@thesix.social)'s status on Saturday, 18-Nov-2023 06:44:56 JST jgillman

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     @pettter ooooo yeah that would do it. Thanks for doing a bit of digging for me 😂

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     pettter (pettter@mastodon.acc.umu.se)'s status on Saturday, 18-Nov-2023 07:12:47 JST pettter

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     Have double checked, and this appears to indeed be his sister. And uh yeah, apparently she's been alleging abuse, including csa, for years. Perhaps that finally caught up to him?

     Some of their dynamic is detailed in this NY Mag article: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/sam-altman-artificial-intelligence-openai-profile.html

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     pettter (pettter@mastodon.acc.umu.se)'s status on Saturday, 18-Nov-2023 07:13:32 JST pettter

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     • Dr Ro Smith

     See also https://www.themarysue.com/annie-altmans-abuse-allegations-against-openais-sam-altman-highlight-the-need-to-prioritize-humanity-over-tech/ (thanks @Rhube )

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     pettter (pettter@mastodon.acc.umu.se)'s status on Saturday, 18-Nov-2023 07:37:58 JST pettter

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     • jgillman

     @be @jgillman Oh he's a liar alright, but usually you should be frank at least with people you kind of have a legal obligation to be frank with.

     But yeah, follow the thread for some incredibly fucked up other potential reasons.

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     CEO of Anti-Clock Society (be@floss.social)'s status on Saturday, 18-Nov-2023 07:38:00 JST CEO of Anti-Clock Society

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     @pettter @jgillman That guy, a liar?! NO WAY!