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OpenAI and Microsoft, Human Nature and the Not-So-Effective Altruists, Imperfect Information and the Cult of Sam Altman

Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson

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OpenAI's Nonprofit Approach vs Profit-Driven Motivations

This chapter discusses the tension between the nonprofit approach to developing AI and AGI and the need for OpenAI to be a for-profit entity. It highlights the negative effects profit-driven motivations have had on tech products in the past and explores the potential conflicts of interest arising from the composition of OpenAI's board.

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