The hottest startup in Silicon Valley is in flames. So is the fiction that anything other than the profit motive is going to govern how AI gets developed and deployed.
The issue is the complete lack of transparency and the tone taken in the announcement. They made vague accusations then contradicted themselves less than 24 hours later. Now even their new temporary CEO is threatening to resign if they can’t provide a legitimate reason for the firing.
I agree that they’ve gone too commercial too fast, but I can’t believe that that was the true reason behind the board’s actions given the rest of their behavior.
When the only communication given about the firing is to complain about Altman’s lack of communication, there’s a level of irony there I can’t even put into words.
The issue is the complete lack of transparency and the tone taken in the announcement. They made vague accusations then contradicted themselves less than 24 hours later. Now even their new temporary CEO is threatening to resign if they can’t provide a legitimate reason for the firing.
I agree that they’ve gone too commercial too fast, but I can’t believe that that was the true reason behind the board’s actions given the rest of their behavior.
When the only communication given about the firing is to complain about Altman’s lack of communication, there’s a level of irony there I can’t even put into words.