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I quit OpenAI because its culture is broken

473 points · 791 comments · Brajeshwar

  1. binlog · · focus · HN ↗
    We need a new rule that mandates every such "I am leaving <AI company> because of <concern>" post to disclose how much equity they have in the company and how much they have already cashed out. Easy to suddenly find a moral compass when you, your kids and their kids never have to worry about working for money again.

    Mr Robinson if you are reading this – if you are truly concerned about AI safety share proof of donation of 100% of your OpenAI earnings and equity towards undoing the damage you have done to society during your time there.

    In the absence of that this is simply a career pivot into being an AI "influencer" and/or raising money for a new scam.

    1. geetee · · focus · HN ↗
      I see what you're saying but how does that actually matter besides being a personal attack?
      1. YetAnotherNick · · focus · HN ↗
        Yes. To take an extreme case, imagine some rich guy who runs sweatshop gets very rich and retires and becomes activist against it.
        1. cramer4next · · focus · HN ↗
          Yes. Many cases of the "preach being the cover for the sin".
          1. lokar · · focus · HN ↗
            But that does not negate the truth of their new position on sweatshops
        2. zeroonetwothree · · focus · HN ↗
          Does that actually happen? Feels like it would normally be the opposite
          1. mattm · · focus · HN ↗
            Not sweatshops but Alfred Nobel might be one example.
          2. anticorporate · · focus · HN ↗
            I worked in corporate marketing for long enough to become an activist against surveillance capitalism.
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