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> when I saw Altman driving a multimillion dollar car while OpenAI was still a nonprofit

If that would be a first time founder that would be much more of a red flag than for someone’s who’s already beyond rich and powerful even before OpenAI became a thing.

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Yeah I know he’d already bagged, but the optics were bad. The rest of my statement stands.

I had a similar reaction when I interviewed at Theranos before it was known they were a scam and Elizabeth and Sunny both had insane Lamborginis parked illegally in the handicapped spaces in front of the Theranos building. It was so offputting seeing the CEO and founders of a healthcare company hogging the handicapped spaces that were supposed to be for people who needed them. They seemed super shady for a bunch of other reasons but this was a big red flag! So obnoxious to steal the handicapped spaces with your stupid sports cars.

I also phone-screened for Theranos. Their eagerness to hire anyone and pay for relocation was the red flag that scared me off.

If Altman didn't go round cringe-inducingly saying he doesn't (relatively) have much of nor care about money and how he doesn't have a stake in OpenAI while plotting his power-hungry moves, and publish equally repulsive articles like "missionaries over mercenaries" while acting like the latter, then you might have hade a point. But given all that, sorry no.

Hes had a hair transplant, done a bunch of stuff to his face etc etc. Not a chance he doesnt care about money, self-conceited etc.

And people used to cuss Steve Jobs lmao. Hes looking very normal compared to these folks.

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