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OpenAI Representatives Are Going to Critics' Houses With Threats and Demands (futurism.com)

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A man who worked an AI watchdog reveals how OpenAI representatives suddenly showed up at his door step, demanding documents.

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[–] MiddleAgesModem@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Article wants you to think hired goons shows up with baseball bats or something. Issuing subpoenas for legal proceedings is a standard legal process and they're often required to be hand delivered to ensure receipt.

People have raised concern about decreasing transparency at OpenAI and that merits attention. But this article describes a standard legal practice.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 8 points 21 hours ago

Ah yes the old using legal processes to quash critics. Nothing to see here, just standard legal practice.