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Gabe Newell was an enthusiastic supporter of OpenAI in 2018, donating $20 million and even acting as the sole member of an 'informal advisory board' (www.pcgamer.com)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca
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[–] 109 points 6 months ago (7 children)

Altman took the money and then OpenAI abandoned the non-profit structure to become a for-profit entity (2 years ago)

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  • [–] 30 points 6 months ago* (6 children)

    The writing was on the wall for years. I remember memes about Altman in machine learning forums/chatrooms circa 2020, and especially 2021.

    Nothing's changed. Anyone in the space who actually looked at what he was doing, knew. Yet the bulk of the public (and investors) lapped the Tech Bro stuff up.

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  • [–] 22 points 6 months ago (5 children)

    Aaron Swartz said Altman was a sociopath years before AI was a gleam in anyone's eye.

    The technologies with the worst potential outcomes will always be pioneered by people with no ethical or moral hangups getting in the way.

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  • [–] 13 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    Which unfortunately are the same techs that will be elevated by our present economic structure, precisely because those traits are what enable them to make (or grift) a shitload of money.

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  • [–] 9 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    see:

    Leaded Fuel and CFCs - the same fuckin guy!? goddamn hope there is a hell

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