OpenAI was working on advanced model so powerful it alarmed staff::Reports say new model Q* fuelled safety fears, with workers airing their concerns to the board before CEO Sam Altman’s sacking

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    11 months ago

    More like:

    • They get a breakthrough called Q* (Q star) which is just combining 2 things we already knew about.

    • Chief scientist dude tells the board Sam has plans for it already

    • Board says Sam is going too fast with his “breakthroughs” and fires him.

    • Original scientist who raised the flag realized his mistake and started supporting Sam but damage was done

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    My bet is the board freaked out at how “powerful” they heard it was (which is still unfounded and from what they explain in various articles, Q* is not very groundbreaking) and jumped the gun. So now everyone wants them to resign because they’ve shown they’ll take drastic actions without asking on things they don’t understand.