[randlet]

> The only power you have is to quit.

This is an incredible power when exercised en-masse.

[gentleman11]

--and then, all the decent people no longer work there, and it's like certain other careers populated entirely with psychopaths

[randlet]

Wouldn't staying feel like implicitly condoning the actions of the "psychopaths"?

[xvector]

Psychopaths tend to be dumb (but not always), and the smartest researchers that actually care about getting humanity to AGI tend to be safety conscious.

This has been a huge talent advertisement for Anthropic. Their recruiting just got easier for the next 6 months.

[heliumtera]

I am sure openAI will struggle to find replacement for the lost headcount

[thundergolfer]

At some point, yes, they absolutely would struggle.

[xvector]

Top researchers are more valuable than datacenters

[1121redblackgo]

And behind the quitting decision is very little safety net and usually substantial financial obligations keeping people handcuffed. Something has to give. The power employees had during covid was the way it should be, or something more closely approximating that.

[solenoid0937]

I guarantee you that most OAI employees have well into the multiple millions at this point.

There is no "financial safety net" they need to care about. That is just an excuse.

[wonnage]

Ironically this ends up with Chinese H1Bs remaining loyal while Americans have to fall on their sword