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[–] self@awful.systems 18 points 1 month ago (5 children)

one of OpenAI’s cofounders wrote some thoroughly unhinged shit about the company’s recent departures

Thank you, guys, for being my team and my co-workers. With each of you, I have collected cool memories — with Barret, when we had a fierce conflict about compute for what later became o1; with Bob, when he reprimanded me for doing a jacuzzi with a coworker; and with Mira, who witnessed my engagement.

[–] FredFig@awful.systems 16 points 1 month ago

I am in awe of the sheer number of GPUs... whose lives ChatGPT has changed.

If it was just this one line, this would be in the top 10 funniest things ever written around genAI. Too bad the rest of the rambling insanity ruins it.

[–] sailor_sega_saturn@awful.systems 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I can't be the only one reading that super passive aggressively right? "Thank you Barret, whom I hated. Bob, for ruining my hot Jacuzzi date. And Mira, for existing."

[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 4 points 1 month ago

right with you on team passive aggressive.

[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Fun fact: All of these incidents happened at the same jacuzzi party.

[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I heard it was the same 50 parties, over and over

(or, well, the same party, x50...)

[–] jax@awful.systems 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

lmao this is weird as fuck, reminds me of the bullshit Lex Fridman comes up with, I can totally imagine him saying things like this

[–] Amoeba_Girl@awful.systems 7 points 1 month ago

love a good second paragraph jumpscare