[legutierr]

Ok, what is it that he is after?

[baq]

good question! I don't really know, but you can tell it isn't money; he admitted that himself anyway and reportedly he has no equity in openai[0].

my optimistic hypothesis is he really wants to control AGI because he believes he can make a more efficient use of it than other people. he might even be right and that's what scares me, because I don't trust his measures of efficiency.

I'd rather not let my pessimistic fantasies run wild here.

[0] https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/24/openai-ceo-sam-altman-didnt-...

[MVissers]

He’s so power hungry it’s kinda crazy. He’s also extremely effective at it, like a real machiavelli.

PG said the same- Never has he seen someone which such a capability to gain power.

[gcanyon]

It's going to be bitterly ironic when it turns out that it's not the AI, but some crazy human that wants to turn everyone/thing else into paperclips.

[drcongo]

"Proven liar promises he's not in it for the money" doesn't seem like a very good refutation.

[dontupvoteme]

it's called "power" and money is merely a proxy of it.

we talk dollars all day long but we haven't quantified power nearly as well

[ulfw]

It's the same bla as Elon.

Of course it's money. He is a billionaire. What do you think it's about?

[gizajob]

Infinite power!!!