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[–] kylie_kraft@lemmy.world 118 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 34 points 3 weeks ago

He has money so it must be important. Psychopathy is a virtue I'm told.

[–] Flower@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 weeks ago

Casually betting a trillion on the wrong horse.

[–] AlphaOmega@lemmy.world 74 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

What qualifies this guy to make any predictions that are printable? He's just making random guesses.

[–] athairmor@lemmy.world 27 points 3 weeks ago

It’s not random guesses, it’s intentional fictions to make investing in ‘AI’ companies sound like a good idea.

They think they can lie their way to real AI by convincing investors to pour enough money into them that poof real AI emerges.

They’re not going to get the poof they’re hoping for.

[–] EvilBit@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago

Intellectual property thief is confidently wrong about a task he has no right or expertise to be performing anyway. The LLM didn’t fall far from the tree.

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 4 points 3 weeks ago

this guy to make any predictions that are printable?

That's what heads of State, heads of Corporations, heads of your HOA - are for: making public statements.

He’s just making random guesses.

Yeah, that's been all the rage for about a decade now.

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[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 71 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Sam Altman is a danger to our entire planet

[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 37 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

~~Sam Altman~~ Billionaires are a danger to our entire planet

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[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 53 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Just in, guy who allegedly raped his sister is wrong.

[–] vagrancyand@sh.itjust.works 26 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

~~Wasn't his sister also developmentally disabled? Is that right? CEO Billionaire Sam Altman violently raped his disabled sister then admitted to it like it was a relatable situation?~~

I was thinking of a different rich white guy that raped his sister.

Not every rich white guy, but seemingly always a rich white guy.

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 weeks ago

Even if those accusations are false, the man still had a billion dollars while his sister was homeless.

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[–] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 37 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Can we pop this bubble already?

[–] Marn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Not until the ultra rich have enough ai robots to protect them from an uprising

\s

[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 4 points 3 weeks ago
[–] roserose56@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 weeks ago

Can we start a revolution already? Nope and nope

[–] RejZoR@lemmy.ml 24 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

He looks so fucking clueless and straight up lost. How is this guy a fucking CEO? Or just a useful idiot for others to complete that Ai circlejerk where everyone is dumping billions into each other companies to pump up the stocks?

[–] Hapankaali@lemmy.world 31 points 3 weeks ago (1 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.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 23 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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

He didn't get lucky... him and other 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:!5

[–] Asafum@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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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[–] Hapankaali@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks 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.

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 4 points 3 weeks ago

The system is very heavily stacked in favour of people with a lot of money to start with. Then, those that are "willing to risk it" can reap outrageous returns when their longshots come in. We don't see the losers, but the ones that hit their longshots are what we have "at the top" now.

[–] GreenBeard@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

I just want to be clear, most CEOs aren't smart. They have a slightly higher median intelligence than the wider population, but by and large CEOs are no more talented than your average used car salesman. While there's certainly outliers (on both sides), most intelligent people don't start careers in a field with an 80%+ chance of failure in the first 5 years. Altman's success in particular is 50% luck, 50% being a very convincing liar. These people aren't geniuses, they pay people to think for them, which is why having a machine think for them sounds like a great idea.

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[–] Soulphite@reddthat.com 5 points 3 weeks ago

A lot of CEO's could say they have no clue what they're doing and mostly just 'faked it till they made it; and still fake it'

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[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

"I'm delighted to ⁠be wrong about this, I thought there would have been more impact on entry-level white-collar jobs being eliminated by now than ​has actually happened," Altman told CBA Chief Executive Matt Comyn in a virtual interview at a Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) conference in Sydney (via Reuters).

...he says after two years of some of the biggest tech layoffs in history that have impacted numerous tech businesses.

Maybe he just means he knows the companies are lying about layoffs for AI and it's just an excuse to cut labor, but I doubt it.

[–] turtlesareneat@piefed.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah the job market is teetering and quite frankly I think the numbers coming out are a little cooked these days, because they paint a rosier picture than I see around me.

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Some 8,000 people that just got laid off at Meta disagree.

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That layoff was happening regardless

[–] e461h@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 weeks ago

And it’s still fair to call out Meta for using that as bs cover.

[–] atrielienz@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

Oligarch tries to walk back claims to prevent backlash from investors and the general public.

[–] ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Man who can't stand not seeing his name in the news every single day, keeps talking

[–] trackball_fetish@lemmy.wtf 4 points 3 weeks ago

They didn't even change the photo for the article

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

He’s delighted that the jobs apocalypse is underway when he predicted it wouldn’t happen. Okay, so?

This guy is such a tool. Can’t stand him!

[–] Reygle@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Let's hope he "sees the light" just before a new "Luigi" rounds the corner behind him.

Fingers crossed

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[–] magnue@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

Dude seems just so out of touch at this point. You can't make confident threats about the technology and then just go 'oops haha'

[–] Hairyfishnuts@feddit.online 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

So hard to find a good plumber

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago

So easy to find a goomba.

[–] super_user_do@feddit.it 10 points 3 weeks ago

CEO says bullshit like it wasn't his fucking job

[–] Antaeus@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

Sam Altman should shut up. He is partly to blame for this.

Selfish prick.

[–] 800XL@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

Fuck off Altman. Seriously. It's unfortunate your dad didn't hug you enough as a child but you didn't have to compensate by growing up to be a fuck head. He's still not going to hug you.

[–] TwodogsFighting 8 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Sam allotment has the eyes of a man the ai has been using as a meat puppet for a year.

This spelling error was brought to you by swype. Any decent keyboards or there?

[–] Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip 5 points 3 weeks ago

I've been using Heliboard on Android for a while now and like it, basically FOSS swipe keyboard.

Currently uses Google's closed-source swipe library which you have to manually download, but they're actively working on crowd sourcing an open source one which you can contribute to in the app.

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[–] HarneyToker@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

CEO of tech company talks about slop.

[–] binux@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago

Waiter! Waiter! I'll have my billionaire with a side of politician, please!

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