BREAKING: Sam Altman STUNNED As Top Employees LEAVE OpenAI
Summary
TLDRA key OpenAI employee, Mira Madi, has announced her departure after playing a significant role in the company's recent upheaval. She thanks Sam Altman and Greg for their trust and support. The script discusses the potential impact of her leaving, speculates on her future, and touches on other AI-related developments, including Sam Altman's ambitious chip fabrication plans and the shifting dynamics within the AI industry.
Takeaways
- 😢 A key OpenAI employee, Mira Madi, has announced her departure from the company.
- 👋 Mira Madi took over as CEO after Sam Altman was let go and played a significant role in managing the company's operations.
- 📄 Mira shared a note with the OpenAI team and posted it publicly, expressing gratitude and reflecting on her decision to leave.
- 🔍 Mira's departure is seen as part of a trend where several OpenAI employees have left to start their own AI-focused startups.
- 🤔 Mira's reason for leaving is to create time and space for her own exploration, indicating a desire for personal growth and new challenges.
- 🔄 The departure raises questions about the stability and future direction of OpenAI, especially after the recent release of significant AI products.
- 👥 The script mentions other notable departures from OpenAI, including Ilia Sutskever, and speculates on where Mira might end up next.
- 📉 Daniel Kokoto, a former OpenAI insider, criticized the company's direction and highlighted concerns about the AI race for dominance.
- 🔮 Predictions from a LessWrong.com user about OpenAI's future were largely accurate, including the departure of key figures and changes in the board.
- 💼 The script discusses the involvement of the US government in scrutinizing foreign investments in AI, particularly those from the Middle East.
- 🏛️ The script also touches on the historical parallels drawn between the development of AI and the Manhattan Project, suggesting a race for technological advantage.
Q & A
Who is leaving OpenAI according to the transcript?
-Mir Mora is leaving OpenAI, as she announced her departure in a note shared with the team and posted publicly.
What was Mir Mora's role at OpenAI?
-Mir Mora played a significant role at OpenAI, including taking over as CEO temporarily after Sam Altman was let go and leading the technical organization.
Why is Mir Mora leaving OpenAI?
-Mir Mora has made the decision to leave OpenAI after much reflection. She wants to create time and space for her own exploration and will ensure a smooth transition.
What are some of the notable achievements mentioned during Mir Mora's tenure at OpenAI?
-The release of the speech-to-speech and the OpenAI1 are mentioned as the beginning of a new era in interaction and intelligence.
What was the original attention paper, and what happened to its authors?
-The original attention paper had nine authors, eight of whom left to start their own startups in the AI space.
What did Ilia Sutskever do after leaving OpenAI?
-Ilia Sutskever left OpenAI and got funded to pursue his quest towards developing safe super intelligence.
What did Daniel Kokoto do after leaving OpenAI?
-Daniel Kokoto left OpenAI and spoke out against the company, warning of a reckless race for dominance and losing confidence in its responsible behavior around AGI.
What was the prediction made by GW from lesswrong.com regarding OpenAI?
-GW predicted with a high probability that Mir Mora would leave OpenAI, which turned out to be true.
What was the situation with Sam Altman's investment in chip fabrication?
-Sam Altman was pursuing investments for chip fabrication, including working with the UAE, but faced challenges as the US government scrutinized and canceled some deals due to ties to China and other Middle Eastern players.
What was the prediction about Microsoft's role in OpenAI?
-The prediction was that Microsoft's observer seat on the OpenAI board would be upgraded to a voting seat, but it was noted that the opposite might have happened, with Microsoft leaving the board.
What is the game 'Satisfactory' mentioned in the transcript?
-Satisfactory is a game similar to Factorio but in 3D, where players automate factories and build technology on an alien planet, accompanied by a snarky AI assistant.
What is the general sentiment towards Sam Altman among the audience mentioned in the transcript?
-The sentiment towards Sam Altman is mixed, with 41% distrusting him, 33% somewhat trusting him, and only 12% expressing full trust.
Outlines
👋 Departure of a Key OpenAI Executive
A significant member of the OpenAI team, who played a pivotal role during the Sam Altman controversy and subsequent leadership changes, has decided to leave the company. She has expressed gratitude to Sam and Greg for their trust and support over the years. The departure comes after the release of major AI advancements like speech-to-speech and OpenAI 1, which she views as the dawn of a new era in AI interaction and intelligence. Her decision to step away is driven by a desire for personal exploration and she is committed to ensuring a smooth transition. The script also speculates on her future, noting a pattern of OpenAI talent moving on to start their own ventures in the AI space. Additionally, the script discusses reactions to her departure and touches upon the broader implications of such a shift in the AI industry.
🌐 AI Development and its Sociopolitical Ramifications
The script discusses predictions about the future of AI and its potential geopolitical impacts. It references a prediction that Microsoft's observer seat on the OpenAI board would become a voting seat, although the narrator notes that this has not come to pass. The discussion then shifts to Daniel Kokoto, a former OpenAI insider, who has voiced concerns about the company's direction and the broader race for AI dominance. Kokoto highlights a tweet from Ivanka Trump discussing Leopold Ashen Brenner's views on AI risk, which align with Kokoto's own cautionary stance. Brenner's perspective is that nations will compete for AI superiority much like they did with the development of nuclear weapons, and this competition will not be without interference. The script concludes with a brief mention of a game called 'satisfactory' and a poll about trust in Sam Altman, ending with a call for viewer engagement in the comments.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡OpenAI
💡Mira Murati
💡Sam Altman
💡AI Risk
💡AGI (Artificial General Intelligence)
💡Board Dynamics
💡Chip Fabrication
💡LessWrong.com
💡Ilia Sutskever
💡Venture Capital
Highlights
A key player at OpenAI is leaving the team after playing a significant role in the company's recent drama.
Mir Mora took over as CEO after Sam Altman was let go and worked to keep the organization together.
Mir Mora announced her departure after much reflection, expressing gratitude to Sam and Greg for their trust and support.
Mir Mora highlighted the release of speech-to-speech and OpenAI1 as the beginning of a new era in interaction and intelligence.
Mir Mora is stepping away to create time and space for her own exploration and will ensure a smooth transition.
The transcript discusses the possibility of Mir Mora joining another AI startup or pursuing her own ventures.
The original authors of the attention-only Uni paper have mostly left to start their own AI-focused startups.
Ilia Sutskever, who recently left OpenAI, is pursuing the development of safe super intelligence with funding.
Daniel Kokoto, a former OpenAI insider, warned of a reckless race for dominance in AI.
GW from lesswrong.com predicted Mir Mora's departure with high probability, citing internal conflicts and Sam Altman's influence.
The New York Times reported on embarrassing details about Sam Altman, including his ambitious chip fab plans.
Mir Mora clarified her role in Sam Altman's ouster, stating she did not support the board's actions.
Despite predictions, Sam Altman remains CEO of OpenAI with a new board that includes high-caliber members with government ties.
Microsoft's observer seat at the OpenAI board was expected to be upgraded, but it seems the opposite has occurred.
Daniel Kokoto pointed out that Ivanka Trump is discussing AI and AI risk, referencing Leopold Ashen Brenner's situational awareness.
Leopold Ashen Brenner's paper suggests that the development of super intelligence will not occur without government interference.
A poll was conducted to gauge public trust in Sam Altman, with a significant portion expressing distrust.
The host of the transcript, Wes Bth, discusses the mass exodus of top talent from OpenAI and its potential implications.
Wes Bth shares his experience playing 'Satisfactory,' a game that involves automation and AI, drawing parallels to the AI industry.
Transcripts
so sadly yet another openai employee is
leaving the team a key player at open a
she played a big role in that whole open
a drama where Sam mman was let go for 3
Days Mir Mora actually took over as CEO
and seemingly did a lot of the work to
keep everything going to keep everything
together today she just announced that
she's leaving she shared this note with
the open AI team today and posted it for
us to see it as well she's saying that
after much reflection she has made the
difficult decision to leave open AI
she's thanking Sam and Greg for their
trust in her to lead the technical
organization and for their support
throughout the years she talks about the
release of the speech to speech and the
open ai1 as the beginning of a new era
with interaction and intelligence I'll
post this so you can read it for
yourself the things that jumped out at
me is here a little bit towards the
bottom she's saying she's stepping away
because she wants to create the time and
space to do my own exploration and she
will be doing everything in her power to
ensure a smooth transition it will be
interesting to know where she ends up I
believe the original attention only uni
paper believe it had nine authors on it
eight of whom left to start their own
startups in the AI space Ilia Suk who
left recently got funded to pursue his
quest towards developing safe super
intelligence some of the people went on
to work with anthropic or other startups
so it will be interesting to see where
Meera ends up I'm sure this isn't the
last we've heard of her but some all
replies thanking her for all the hard
work and support report during the hard
times and that there's going to be some
more news about the transition plan soon
this is Daniel kokoto I'm sorry if I'm
mispronouncing the last name but he was
at open ey he was one of the open ey
insiders he left and he spoke out in a
way against open ey warning of a
reckless race for dominance he pointed
something out in response to mir's mad's
note that seven months ago GW from less
wrong.com predicted this would happen
with a very high probability G is a bit
of a presence on less wrong.com a place
where a lot of different things get
discussed but one of them is AI risk so
here's that post gor is saying that
there's been an open a update the
investigation is over likely referring
to when open AI brought in the
high-powered lawyers to kind of do a
full investigation over what happened
the Wilmer hail Law Firm he mentioned
here that a number of embarrassing
details about Sam Alman have surfaced in
particular his enormous chip fat plan
with substantial interest from investors
and how the open ey Venture Capital fund
turns out to be owned by Sam Alman
himself he continues noting the New York
Times leaked information saying that key
opening executive Mira Madi played a
pivotal role in Sam alman's ouer it
seems like it was confirmed by Mira in
an internal note this is uh supposed to
be that internal document that she wrote
saying that when individual board
members reached out to her directly for
feedback about Sam She provided all the
feedback Sam already knew but that does
not in any way mean that I'm responsible
for or supported the old board's actions
which I still find perplexing she fought
them aggressively and they all worked
together to bring Sam back it continues
at length kind of like going over some
of the events that happen certainly some
of this paints Sam Alman and his support
is in a somewhat negative light but his
predictions were that Alman will still
be the CEO of open AI which is true the
new opening ey board will include Sam
Alman which is still the case I believe
Sam Alman Adam D'Angelo are still on the
board with the addition of a number of
new board members some of whom who have
deep ties to the US government but I
think it's fair to say definitely much
more sort of High Caliber people people
with I would say more experience dealing
with corporate matters and handling
situations like that and he's saying
that Ilia Suk and Mir Madi will leave
open AI or otherwise take some sort of a
clearly diminished role by year and he's
saying he's he's got a 75% chance of Mir
Madi leaving in part due to her
desperate sound internal note the report
was released but as a lot of people
criticized it it didn't say too much
Sirius chip Fab Tigress efforts will
continue so that's Sam alman's quest to
get investment to start building his own
gpus he's been going after it for a
while including working with the UAE to
try to get some of those money the US
government stepped in actually I believe
had to cancel one of the deals and and
the money had to be withdrawn they had
to sort of retroactively cancel that
agreement this was posted by the
information a few weeks ago on September
12th opening ey talks with the UAE
investment fund for 7 billion
fundraising and as they put it here the
committee on foreign investment the
United States has become more active and
aggressive scrutinizing Middle Eastern
investments in US biotechnology and
artificial intelligence companies it has
been reported that they've actually
cancelled one of the previous deals
because of close ties to China and some
other players in the Middle East but his
prediction that serious chip Fab chip
fabrication and or Tigress efforts that
was the code name for that project that
these efforts will continue I I I I feel
like he nailed it I certainly would say
that he was correct and that Microsoft
Observer seat will be upgraded to a
voting seat with a 25% confidence I
haven't heard anything about that
actually if I understand correctly the
opposite has happened Microsoft ditches
open AI board Observer seat I do vaguely
recall seeing that at the time but I do
bring that up because Daniel kokoto he
was the one that brought it to my
attention he worked for impacts Center
on long-term risk then open a eye and
then he quit open eye due to losing
confidence that would be beh responsibly
around the time of AGI interestingly
enough Daniel also right around the time
that Mira Madi posted her internal
message this today announcing her
resignation Daniel also pointed out
another name that was talking about Ai
and AI risk name that I didn't quite
expect to hear but he here retweets
Ivanka Trump who in turn is talking
about Leopold Ashen Brenner's
situational awareness we've covered it
uh in quite some depth on this channel I
feel like so if you wanted to do a deep
dive into it we've certainly talked
about enough you know here Daniel saying
that while he basically agrees with the
prediction that it makes with Leopold's
predictions he might disagree with some
of the policy priorities when I first
read Leopold Ashen br's paper to me he
was saying a lot of the same things that
I was thinking in a world where a lot of
people were talking about how AGI would
bring about Utopia while some believed
that it would completely end the entire
human race Leopold's uh view was a
little bit more like look at a history
book we know how Nations behave elves to
acquire power to not be left behind to
maintain their economic or technological
advantage if some Bay Area startup
starts developing something even closely
resembling super intelligence or AGI the
US government is not going to sleep
through that all the other governments
will be paying attention it's not going
to happen with without any interference
and he drew kind of parallels between
the development of super intelligence to
the Manhattan Project to the development
of the nuclear bomb I did a quick poll
asking all of you what you thought of
Sam Alman specifically do you trust him
I'll leave a link down below it's still
very knew only 365 votes but the audio
got clipped he said 41% fundamentally
distrust Sam Alman 33% are saying they
somewhat trust him he's not a saint but
he can be reasonably be trusted and only
12% are saying that they do trust them
or at least they trust them more than
maybe some of the other CEOs some of the
other Business Leaders Etc but let me
know what you think in the comments and
answer that poll if you can how do you
feel about this whole situation is this
Mass Exodus of top talent from opening
eyes it's a big red flag do you think
it's normal it just normal part of the
Bay Area Talent seeking better Ventures
better opportunities if people are
leaving just to leave open AI is Sam
Alman at fault do you think that he's
creating some environment some race for
egi that that's making people
uncomfortable I took the day today to
play a game that just got released least
after being in sort of open beta for a
while called satisfactory if you've ever
played factorio it's basically factorio
in 3D I'm happy to say that I've
automated my co production and I'm now
building the incredible impressive space
elevator the plot of the game as far as
I can tell is that you crash land on a
alien planet and it just you any number
of automated factories as well as a
snarky AI assistant that alternates
between strange PLO to motivate you or
basically threatening you if you don't
perform to her satisfaction but it's
basically just you alongside with ever
growing ever improving automation
technology versus an entire planet I
don't know somehow that seemed related
anyways my name is Wes rth I got to get
back to building but if you made it this
far thank you for watching and I'll see
you next time
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