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> The only power you have is to quit. This is an incredible power when exercised en-masse.
by randlet 7mo ago
> The only power you have is to quit.
This is an incredible power when exercised en-masse.
- heliumtera 7mo agoI am sure openAI will struggle to find replacement for the lost headcount
- thundergolfer 7mo agoAt some point, yes, they absolutely would struggle.
- xvector 7mo agoTop researchers are more valuable than datacenters
- 1121redblackgo 7mo agoAnd behind the quitting decision is very little safety net and usually substantial financial obligations keeping people handcuffed. Something has to give. The power employees had during covid was the way it should be, or something more closely approximating that.
- wonnage 7mo agoIronically this ends up with Chinese H1Bs remaining loyal while Americans have to fall on their sword
- Buttons840 7mo agoFor now. We should change the immigration laws.
- solenoid0937 7mo agoI guarantee you that most OAI employees have well into the multiple millions at this point. There is no "financial safety net" they need to care about. That is just an excuse.
- derwiki 7mo agoHaven’t most been hired in the last year?
- gentleman11 7mo ago--and then, all the decent people no longer work there, and it's like certain other careers populated entirely with psychopaths
- xvector 7mo agoPsychopaths tend to be dumb (but not always), and the smartest researchers that actually care about getting humanity to AGI tend to be safety conscious. This has been a huge talent advertisement for Anthropic. Their recruiting just got easier for the next 6 months.
- randlet 7mo agoWouldn't staying feel like implicitly condoning the actions of the "psychopaths"?