On Saturday local time, two OpenAI forwardboard memberHelen Toner and Tasha McCauley, writing in The Economist, say they stand by their decision to oust CEO Altman, citing top leaders who say Altman created a "A toxic culture of lies"and committed acts that could be characterized as `psychological abuse'".
Note: Both announced their resignations last November when Altmann was ousted, but Altmann was quickly reinstated a few days later and returned to the board five months later.
In their article, Toner and McCauley mention that OpenAI cannot be held accountable for itself. "We also believe that developments since his (Altman's) return to the company -- including a return to the board, the announced departure of senior security-focused talent, and so on -- are important to OpenAI's 'experiment in autonomy,'" they said.It's a bad sign.. "
If OpenAI is to succeed in its stated mission of "benefiting humanity," they said, governments must intervene to establish an effective regulatory framework. They stated thatI used to believe that OpenAI could manage itself., but from my own experience, self-managementUnable to reliably withstandPressure for profit incentives.
At the same time, however, they argued that if the law was "poorly designed" it could burden small firms and thus discourage competition and innovation.