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Everyone commenting here seems to take this to mean he's leaving Google, when that's not what the article says.

brokencode 1mo ago
Clearly his influence is going to be less though. And most likely this is a calculated step to avoid freaking people out, even though he is effectively leaving.
- baq 1mo ago
  Not at all clear. To me it looks like he’ll be in a position to actually be unhobble DeepMind - reminder DM was sitting on a ChatGPT product for a whole year before ChatGPT got released (LMChat) and Google didn’t let them release it.
  - sailingparrot 1mo ago
    > DM was sitting on a ChatGPT product for a whole year before ChatGPT got released (LMChat) and Google didn’t let them release it. Heard this multiple time, to me this is pure history rewriting and post-rationalization. OpenAI also had a internal chat app before chatgpt, Microsoft had multiple, a bunch of other players also had internal chatgpt equivalents + many startups built some using OAI API. The breakthrough of ChatGPT wasnt because OAI were the first to think of that (absolutely obvious and basic) product, it was because they were the first to get a model strong enough to be actually useful to talk to, vs a mere fun novelty. There is no evidence whatsoever that DM ever had such a model that they decide not to talk about/release.
    - WarmWash 1mo ago
      OAI was the first to throw safety to the wind. Everyone else was scared to unleashed it on the general public because it was too powerful with too many unknowns (in ~2022, hindsight is different) Altman didn't give a fuck, first mover was more important to him.
      - brokencode 1mo ago
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  - Davidzheng 1mo ago
    if him leaving unhobbles gdm, it'll be because he has less influence...
- VirusNewbie 1mo ago
  What? His influence is going to be larger.
  - brokencode 1mo ago
    Larger in what sense? He is stepping away from the day to day operation of the company. He won’t have any authority in the company other than leading and voting in board meetings.
paxys 1mo ago
I’m willing to bet a lot of money that the “chairman” role is a contractual obligation and he be will be gone the day it expires.
k1rd 1mo ago
omg, you are right, he is leaving google!

Clearly his influence is going to be less though. And most likely this is a calculated step to avoid freaking people out, even though he is effectively leaving.

baq 1mo ago
Not at all clear. To me it looks like he’ll be in a position to actually be unhobble DeepMind - reminder DM was sitting on a ChatGPT product for a whole year before ChatGPT got released (LMChat) and Google didn’t let them release it.
- sailingparrot 1mo ago
  > DM was sitting on a ChatGPT product for a whole year before ChatGPT got released (LMChat) and Google didn’t let them release it. Heard this multiple time, to me this is pure history rewriting and post-rationalization. OpenAI also had a internal chat app before chatgpt, Microsoft had multiple, a bunch of other players also had internal chatgpt equivalents + many startups built some using OAI API. The breakthrough of ChatGPT wasnt because OAI were the first to think of that (absolutely obvious and basic) product, it was because they were the first to get a model strong enough to be actually useful to talk to, vs a mere fun novelty. There is no evidence whatsoever that DM ever had such a model that they decide not to talk about/release.
  - WarmWash 1mo ago
    OAI was the first to throw safety to the wind. Everyone else was scared to unleashed it on the general public because it was too powerful with too many unknowns (in ~2022, hindsight is different) Altman didn't give a fuck, first mover was more important to him.
    - brokencode 1mo ago
      [dead]
- Davidzheng 1mo ago
  if him leaving unhobbles gdm, it'll be because he has less influence...
VirusNewbie 1mo ago
What? His influence is going to be larger.
- brokencode 1mo ago
  Larger in what sense? He is stepping away from the day to day operation of the company. He won’t have any authority in the company other than leading and voting in board meetings.

paxys 1mo ago

I’m willing to bet a lot of money that the “chairman” role is a contractual obligation and he be will be gone the day it expires.

k1rd 1mo ago

omg, you are right, he is leaving google!