Sam Altman has been ousted at OpenAI, the company announced in a statement that says he was "not consistently candid in his communications with the board," and that "the board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI." CTO Mira Murati will be interim CEO. @verge has more details.
Chief technology officer Mira Murati appointed interim CEO to lead penAI; Sam Altman departs the company. Search process underway to identify permanent successor.
"Mr. Altman’s departure follows a deliberative review process by the board, which concluded that he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities. The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI."
Nachdem Worldcoin zuerst weitere Iris-Scans in Kenia untersagt wurden, stürmte die Polzei dort nun ein Worldcoin-Lagerhaus und beschlagnahmte mehrere Maschinen.
Just read the term “Proof of Personhood” and it made me retch.
“Proof of Personhood” is how you destroy personhood by tying it to some arbitrary constraint controlled by some asshole; by making it, and therefore by extension, people themselves, a commodity.
So fuck Worldcoin, fuck Sam Altman, fuck scanning people’s eyeballs for profit, fuck cryptobros and their cultists, and fuck Silicon Valley very much.
Weil #Worldcoin gerade in aller Munde ist, ist mir dieser Bericht wieder eingefallen. Solche Blockchain-Technik wird häufig an Geflüchteten und Menschen mit wenig Geld getestet. Das ist riskant:
Eine Forscherin findet wenig Gutes an Feldversuchen in aller Welt, bei denen #Blockchain-Technik die Lage von Geflüchteten verbessern soll. Sie fordert ein Ende.
OpenAI announces leadership transition Sam Altman departs the company (openai.com)
Chief technology officer Mira Murati appointed interim CEO to lead penAI; Sam Altman departs the company. Search process underway to identify permanent successor.