The hypothesis of a breakthrough having had happened crossed my mind, but the only thing that didn’t seem to fit into this narrative was Ilya regretting his decision. If such a new technology has emerged and he thinks Sam is not the man to guide the company in this new scenario, why would he reverse his position? It doesn’t seem wise given what it’s assumed to be at stake.
the only thing that didn’t seem to fit into this narrative was Ilya regretting his decision.
But you know whathappenedthere (excerpts), and it seems clear that it had little to do with any research:
Sutskever flipped his position following intense deliberations with OpenAI employees as well as an emotionally charged conversation with Greg Brockman’s wife, Anna Brockman, at the company’s offices, during which she cried and pleaded with him to change his mind, according to people familiar with the matter...It isn’t clear what else influenced Sutskever’s decision to reverse course. Sutskever was the officiant at the Brockmans’ wedding in 2019.
This link has significantly decreased my confusion about why Sutskever flipped! That situation sounds messy enough and difficult easy enough for MSM to misunderstand that it sounds likely to have occurred. Thanks!
The safety/risk calculus changed for him. It was now a decision between Sam and 700 employees working unshackled for MSFT or bringing Sam back to OpenAI with a new board, the former being way more risky for humanity as a whole in his mind.
The hypothesis of a breakthrough having had happened crossed my mind, but the only thing that didn’t seem to fit into this narrative was Ilya regretting his decision. If such a new technology has emerged and he thinks Sam is not the man to guide the company in this new scenario, why would he reverse his position? It doesn’t seem wise given what it’s assumed to be at stake.
But you know what happened there (excerpts), and it seems clear that it had little to do with any research:
EDIT: and why he flipped to begin with—appears mostly or entirely unrelated to any ‘Q*’
This link has significantly decreased my confusion about why Sutskever flipped! That situation sounds messy enough and
difficulteasy enough for MSM to misunderstand that it sounds likely to have occurred. Thanks!The safety/risk calculus changed for him. It was now a decision between Sam and 700 employees working unshackled for MSFT or bringing Sam back to OpenAI with a new board, the former being way more risky for humanity as a whole in his mind.