alt Hacker NewsI think Altman probably rationalised it to himself by thinking that if he doesn’t do it, Musk/xAI will, and they give zero fucks about safety. So maybe he told himself that it’s better if OpenAI does it.
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askvictor • yesterday at 7:56 PM
I feel that if xAI worked well for the job, it would have been already been selected.
slekker • yesterday at 8:40 AM
Knowing Sam, that's exactly what happened -- and the echo chamber inside OpenAI wouldnt dare to disagree
4b11b4 • yesterday at 12:52 PM
yeah or he didn't even
Is there a name for this phenomenon? I've taken to calling it "the nihilist's excuse"