Yeah we agree here, but the problem lies with the team
If you hire people who want to cash out then you’ll get people who prioritize prospects for cashing out
Set another way they did not focus on the theoretical public mission enough that it was core to the every day being of the organization much like it is for Medicins San Frontiers etc.
Most of the people they hired were to work for OpenAI.com which was a pure profit-driven tech company just like any other (and funded by Microsoft). Those who joined the original OpenAI (including its independent board members) were driven by different motivations more in line with research and discovery.
In a political direct action context a really effective way to take over an organization from the inside is called “salting.”
I believe that’s what Altman very effectively did and while a few people called it out at the time, Altman was able to realign the org by amplifying and then exploiting everyones greed.
If you hire people who want to cash out then you’ll get people who prioritize prospects for cashing out
Set another way they did not focus on the theoretical public mission enough that it was core to the every day being of the organization much like it is for Medicins San Frontiers etc.