Hapankaali comments on 'I'm delighted to ⁠be wrong': Sam Altman says AI won't lead to a 'jobs apocalypse' - but admits he was 'pretty wrong' on the social and economic implications it is having

[–] Hapankaali@lemmy.world 39 points 5 months ago (3 children)

How is this guy a fucking CEO?

Wealthy background. Dropped out, got lucky with a startup and sold his stake for a decent sum, gaining enough momentum to keep failing upward.

The guy is absolutely clueless, which can be mathematically proven on the basis of the fact that he invested in a crypto firm.

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[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 33 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

got lucky with a startup and sold his stake for a decent sum

He didn't get lucky... him and others bamboozled investors into buying Loopt which was never functional, once sold, it shut down in months. Exactly what he is doing right now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0K4XPu3Qhg

Early days discussion (what I am referencing here) starts at 2:15

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[–] Asafum@lemmy.world 29 points 5 months ago (1 child)

I wish I had no morals... Life is so easy when you don't give a single fuck about what you do to others... It's so infuriating to see how many wealthy people have amazing lives because they simply don't give a single fuck about anything but themselves.

Sociopathy is greatly rewarded in this stupid world we live in. :/

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[–] Flower@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago

The trick is to be rich. Wealth and power does things to a brain and makes the empathy circuits wither and die, so perfect for getting even more rich.

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[–] Hapankaali@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (-1 children)

I didn't really look into what this startup did, but it doesn't surprise me. Elon Musk has a very similar kind of story, bullshitting his way to being a billionaire. The system is very heavily stacked in favour of dishonest people.