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“OpenAI #10: Reflections” by Zvi


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This week, Altman offers a post called Reflections, and he has an interview in Bloomberg. There's a bunch of good and interesting answers in the interview about past events that I won’t mention or have to condense a lot here, such as his going over his calendar and all the meetings he constantly has, so consider reading the whole thing.

Table of Contents

  1. The Battle of the Board.
  2. Altman Lashes Out.
  3. Inconsistently Candid.
  4. On Various People Leaving OpenAI.
  5. The Pitch.
  6. Great Expectations.
  7. Accusations of Fake News.
  8. OpenAI's Vision Would Pose an Existential Risk To Humanity.
  9. The Battle of the Board

    Here is what he says about the Battle of the Board in Reflections:

    Sam Altman: A little over a year ago, on one particular Friday, the main thing that had gone wrong that day was [...]

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    Outline:

    (00:25) The Battle of the Board

    (05:12) Altman Lashes Out

    (07:48) Inconsistently Candid

    (09:35) On Various People Leaving OpenAI

    (10:56) The Pitch

    (12:07) Great Expectations

    (12:56) Accusations of Fake News

    (15:02) OpenAI's Vision Would Pose an Existential Risk To Humanity

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    First published:

    January 7th, 2025

    Source:

    https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/XAKYawaW9xkb3YCbF/openai-10-reflections

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    Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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