The biggest immediate lesson from the OpenAI meltdown
Altman is out. Hours later Greg Brockman, Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board resigned. More exits are rumored. Major drama at OpenAI.
We don’t know what happened; many theories are swirling around. How things play out might or might have major impact on the prospects of generative AI.
But here’s one lesson we can and should absorb immediately:
The fact that the governance of one of the most visible AI companies in the world can change literally overnight should be a reminder that we can’t make our judgements about a company’s trustworthiness based simply on a vibe about their CEO.
I'm really curious about the backstory here. this is truly shocking. The company announcement saying Sam wasn't candid with the board raises more questions than it answers -- candid about what?
My guess, for lack of any actual data: maybe the company is in bad economic shape, burning more money than people thought and the board wasn't aware of that and now is in a crisis and blaming Sam.
"The fact that the governance of one of the most visible [ FILL IN THE BLANK ] companies in the world can change literally overnight should be a reminder that we can’t make our judgements about a company’s trustworthiness based simply on a vibe about their CEO."
I've quietly always thought this is going to be another FTX. Not in the ponzi scheme sense, but in the boy-is-this-ever-overhyped sense. It was a matter of time. I'm glad Silicon Valley doesn't do geological time. That's the one thing it gets right.