Comment by DonsDiscountGas
1 day ago
People who think that way probably wouldn't have signed the letter in the first place. Not like anybody was pressuring them (AFAIK).
Also, as OP pointed out, they can likely find similar comp elsewhere
1 day ago
People who think that way probably wouldn't have signed the letter in the first place. Not like anybody was pressuring them (AFAIK).
Also, as OP pointed out, they can likely find similar comp elsewhere
Right - like it’s not a lot easier to sign a letter than to give up a 1 million dollar a year comp. It’s just like all of the Facebook warriors or people who say they will leave the country if $x is elected and never make a move.
They were willing to give up a 1 Million dollar a year comp and resigned in mass when the OpenAI non profit board had fired off Sam altman all because they wanted sam altman back in the moment. So there might be a precedent and I actually talked about it in the ask HN with the line "I remember the fact that OpenAI used to be actually non profit and how employees left OpenAI because the non-profit actually fired Sam Altman.".
They were “resigning” with the understanding that Microsoft was going to hire them and match their pay.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67484455
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Yeah, instead of working at the surveillance machine they can work at the teenage girl misery machine or the war machine. Definitely great options when you have no morals outside of $$$.
> Also, as OP pointed out, they can likely find similar comp elsewhere
Yea, that is what I meant. I don't know what they are gonna do now and that is why I created this ASK HN. I am glad that you read my such a long Ask HN that it went with the HN word limit (4000) and even more haha, means a lot to me :)