I think the "original sin" is the decision to steal writing and artwork. No permission and no compensation - just take what they want! Somehow no pennies fall to those whose real intelligence fuels this monster. The treatment of workers and horrific environmental costs add to the damage. No thanks!
That's one of their other many sins ha! (Can't be the original sin because they had existed for a while when they started the theft side of the business, but I get your anger)
Awareness that a company doesn’t drive in isolation of its environment and should be responsible towards its stakeholders is not a sin but actually what modern companies shall do.
They could have focused on “not harmfull” vs “beneficial”, nobody would have blame them.
Similar to Google “don’t be evil” if you get my drift.
The problem is not what you set for yourself that makes you vulnerable but instead when do something objectively wrong. Microsoft had its year of hate until the change of management.
It’s less about the vision/mission but the lack of alignment of people on it.
Hmm not sure how many pretend so blatantly haha. OpenAI is quiet unique in that as well because I bet they truly believe in their original mission (even after betraying it)
Perhaps the “Original Sin” was that Altman lied. There was a conspiracy between he and Microsoft to maneuver the company into a for profit model with other private shareholders. Although it is independent, it adds value to the owners by lending its technology. The only clue that something was amiss is when Altman got fired and then hired by Microsoft, before being reinstated in OpenAI. The Board was dismissed in a coup. That they developed fast enough to capture the interest of the US Government, likely to nod in tacit approval, lends plenty of credence to the theory.
Such an intriguing title—“OpenAI's Original Sin.” Is it about balancing innovation with responsibility, or maybe the tension between open-source ideals and business realities? It feels like the tech world is constantly struggling with that balance.
I think the "original sin" is the decision to steal writing and artwork. No permission and no compensation - just take what they want! Somehow no pennies fall to those whose real intelligence fuels this monster. The treatment of workers and horrific environmental costs add to the damage. No thanks!
That's one of their other many sins ha! (Can't be the original sin because they had existed for a while when they started the theft side of the business, but I get your anger)
Thanks for the article. I beg to differ.
Awareness that a company doesn’t drive in isolation of its environment and should be responsible towards its stakeholders is not a sin but actually what modern companies shall do.
They could have focused on “not harmfull” vs “beneficial”, nobody would have blame them.
Similar to Google “don’t be evil” if you get my drift.
The problem is not what you set for yourself that makes you vulnerable but instead when do something objectively wrong. Microsoft had its year of hate until the change of management.
It’s less about the vision/mission but the lack of alignment of people on it.
The sin was assuming they could juggle "beneficial for all humanity" with "AGI needs billions of dollars"
Fair.
Isn’t that the ethos of many startup out there ?
« We are gonna change the world with [whatever product] if only you invest [whatever insane amount] »
Hmm not sure how many pretend so blatantly haha. OpenAI is quiet unique in that as well because I bet they truly believe in their original mission (even after betraying it)
Perhaps the “Original Sin” was that Altman lied. There was a conspiracy between he and Microsoft to maneuver the company into a for profit model with other private shareholders. Although it is independent, it adds value to the owners by lending its technology. The only clue that something was amiss is when Altman got fired and then hired by Microsoft, before being reinstated in OpenAI. The Board was dismissed in a coup. That they developed fast enough to capture the interest of the US Government, likely to nod in tacit approval, lends plenty of credence to the theory.
Such an intriguing title—“OpenAI's Original Sin.” Is it about balancing innovation with responsibility, or maybe the tension between open-source ideals and business realities? It feels like the tech world is constantly struggling with that balance.