Yes, she was there at OpenAI and by all accounts a super respected non researcher.
Clearly she's incredible, her reputation proceeds her etc. but is operational strength (being a good exec) really what gets to AGI?
Feels almost like cargo-culting.
1. Researchers
2. Productivity-enhancing things in the org (either technical stuff like frameworks/optimisations or nebulous social things like better collaboration)
3. Amount of available compute.
4. Luck
And then the past experience with openAI should help a lot with doing a good job of #1 and #2 even if it is just being a competent executive.
Maybe the product she’s pitched has massive commercial potential.
> Feels almost like cargo-culting.
Why almost?