Comment by garyfirestorm
4 hours ago
> Second, you miscomprehended the article. The employee did not "threaten to ruin a prominent researcher's career"…
Proceeds to ask removal of another coauthor or else we totally discredit you - phrased as why would you do this to yourself.
Claiming OAI was going to "totally discredit" Buckmaster is baseless.
From the article, it seems OAI wanted to continue discussing the situation with Buckmaster and reach a resolution, but Buckmaster did not want to, declined to respond, and published first.
Also keep in mind we've only heard one side of the story, so any interpretation of events so far is incomplete. There should be a lot more information from OAI's side coming out later today.