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reenorap • today at 5:08 AM • 3 replies • view on HN

Does Sam Altman have what it takes to lead OpenAI? It sounds like the company and its mission is bigger than his ability to lead it.


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mrweasel • today at 7:11 AM

As a legitimate, honest and profitable company, no. As a boom riding maniac, who will lie and cheat to ensure that investor continue to artificially pump up OpenAIs value, yes.

Without Altman I think that OpenAI would have folded by now, absorbed into a company like Microsoft (or Oracle). At this point however, who'd be insane enough to want to run a company that's to valuable to be sold, but to cash strapped to survived?

CamelCaseName • today at 5:12 AM

I'd argue he's the only one able to lead OpenAI, Anthropic already owns the piety narrative, so there is only space for one other "maximally ruthless" company.

throwaway2037 • today at 7:12 AM

Who would you suggest instead?