"Like Thomas More (and Thomas Becket, for that matter) the OpenAI board had forgotten that the job of the priestly caste is to anoint power, not to tell power what to do. More wore a hair shirt beneath his chancellor’s robe; his loyalty was to God before the king. When he refused to accept the king’s divorce, he failed to understand that the system was not designed for him or for God, but for Henry VIII, who beheaded him for his disobedience.
The people who sacked Altman similarly failed to realise that Nadella had not given $13bn “in the spirit of a donation”. They were only going to remain in charge for as long as they allowed power to flourish. The money was always going to win."
The people who sacked Altman similarly failed to realise that Nadella had not given $13bn “in the spirit of a donation”. They were only going to remain in charge for as long as they allowed power to flourish. The money was always going to win."