• Majoof
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    1 year ago

    Genuinely confused by your first statement (in particular effective altruism). What does that have to do with the board?

    Not an attack, just actually clueless.

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      Several of the [former] board members are affiliated with the movement. EA is concerned with existential risk, AI being perceived as a big one. OpenAI’s nonprofit was founded with the intent to perform research AI safely, and those members of the board still reflected that interest.