Just to note, Paul Graham's statement is "not consistently candid." Telling someone to stop screwing around with other things and do his job or resign IS firing him! At the c-suite level they are often allowed to resign in order to save face for everyone involved but it's still a firing. The fact that no one wants to admit that it's a firing doesn't suddenly change what it is. A duck is a duck, even if you call it an aquatic fowl instead.
Not sure, in my book a "firing" is when you're not given a choice to stay or you can only stay under very demanding conditions. Altman was offered a clear choice and the condition ("please don't be the CEO of another company") was extremely easy to implement.
I did see that before publishing. Not accepting claims is not a denial. I do not accept that people find it acceptable to put certain toppings on pizza. They still do it.
AI narration:
https://askwhocastsai.substack.com/p/openai-helen-toner-speaks-by-zvi
Just to note, Paul Graham's statement is "not consistently candid." Telling someone to stop screwing around with other things and do his job or resign IS firing him! At the c-suite level they are often allowed to resign in order to save face for everyone involved but it's still a firing. The fact that no one wants to admit that it's a firing doesn't suddenly change what it is. A duck is a duck, even if you call it an aquatic fowl instead.
Not sure, in my book a "firing" is when you're not given a choice to stay or you can only stay under very demanding conditions. Altman was offered a clear choice and the condition ("please don't be the CEO of another company") was extremely easy to implement.
> In response to Toner’s explanations, Taylor did not dispute any of the claims, or the claims in general.
Or more accurately he *does not accept* the claims. Never good to speculate until the official statement is made.
https://archive.is/rwRju
"We do not accept the claims made by Ms Toner and Ms McCauley regarding events at Openai. "
I did see that before publishing. Not accepting claims is not a denial. I do not accept that people find it acceptable to put certain toppings on pizza. They still do it.