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Sam Altman’s Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code; Misunderstands Basic Concepts by BlackViper(op): 1:41pm On Apr 11

Sam Altman’s Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code & Misunderstands Basic Machine Learning Concepts

Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO and the public face of ChatGPT, has carved out an image for himself as one of the preeminent AI whisperers of our age, whose influence supposedly extends to the White House on the strength of his ideas alone.

Or at least that’s the image he’s managed to cultivate. A new exposé in the New Yorker paints a different portrait, and it’s substantially more vexing. Drawing on interviews with numerous OpenAI insiders who worked with Altman, the article portrays the CEO not as a technical wiz, but as a skilled manipulator — and one with a surprisingly shallow grasp of the AI systems his company is building.

According to numerous engineers interviewed for the article, Altman lacks experience in both programming and in machine learning — a shortage of expertise that becomes obvious when the CEO mixes up basic AI terms.

It’s important to note that Altman dropped out of a Stanford computer science program after two years. We’re not here to shame anyone based on their education, but as the CEO of what may soon become the world’s most valuable publicly-traded company, the myth surrounding Altman matters.

Cast as the chief acolyte of the “god of scale” or as a “genius of digital tech,” he enjoys a kind of cult credibility that lets him slip out of tight spots that might ensnare lesser entrepreneurs.

Former OpenAI researcher Carroll Wainwright, speaking to the New Yorker, put it plainly: “he sets up structures that, on paper, constrain him in the future. But then, when the future comes and it comes time to be constrained, he does away with whatever the structure was.”

This knack for papering over technical shortcomings with boardroom maneuvers earned Altman a reputation as a practitioner of “Jedi mind tricks,” one tech insider who worked with the CEO explained.

As one senior executive at Microsoft put it to the New Yorker: “I think there’s a small but real chance he’s eventually remembered as a Bernie Madoff- or Sam Bankman-Fried-level scammer.”

https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/sam-altman-coworkers-barely-code-201114782.html

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Re: Sam Altman’s Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code; Misunderstands Basic Concepts by jeff1993: 2:46pm On Apr 11

When will they understand that his money is working forhim....

You think two years at dtanford studying computer is a waste?. He is a man with vision just like all others before him e.g Bill gate. School is just a vehicle not a main or necessary tool for him to get to his spot.

The Engineers saying all those rubbish graduated at Stanford, MIT, Massachusetts and they are still working under him .... BRQVO

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Re: Sam Altman’s Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code; Misunderstands Basic Concepts by SwingersCorner: 2:46pm On Apr 11

Whether he can code or not does not change the fact that he is the boss

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Re: Sam Altman’s Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code; Misunderstands Basic Concepts by Stephen0mozzy: 2:47pm On Apr 11

All, na the same. The man has whiz, and wits. He's the CEO, the others who think they have the skills, but don't have his wits and guts are LESSER THAN HIM.

It's very shameful to hear this coming from a tech industry, I be think say we as Tech people get sense normally.

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Re: Sam Altman’s Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code; Misunderstands Basic Concepts by Dogalmighty17: 2:47pm On Apr 11

He doesn't need to know how to code. Yet he knows enough to build a multi-billion dollar company from the scratch. That's more than enough.

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Re: Sam Altman’s Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code; Misunderstands Basic Concepts by LibertyRep: 2:47pm On Apr 11

What do we need the information for?

Does that affect the stock value of his company?

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Re: Sam Altman’s Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code; Misunderstands Basic Concepts by SmartPolician: 2:47pm On Apr 11*

What does that matter? He runs an ai company that is worth over $500 billion in private equity valuation. The entire GDP of Nigeria is less than $300 billion.

Perhaps he handles the business side of the company while others handle the technical aspect. Coding or no coding, Sam can never know poverty in this generation again

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Re: Sam Altman’s Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code; Misunderstands Basic Concepts by ChizzyBuna(m): 2:48pm On Apr 11

He is a jew. Just like Mark Zuckerberg

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Re: Sam Altman’s Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code; Misunderstands Basic Concepts by Ishilove: 2:48pm On Apr 11

Which kind of bad belle is this?

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Re: Sam Altman’s Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code; Misunderstands Basic Concepts by SixSeven: 2:49pm On Apr 11

It's not new that you don't need to be technical to be the boss but it's also good to know the business in and out to lead the business. Why? Because na who wear shoe know where e de pain.

I learned from one of my bosses earlier in my career because he was a jack of all trades. I later realized that he wasn't but he knew about every aspect of the business. You couldn't lie to him. He did not need to be an expert in the field but he had an idea and that idea I realized took him far. People were afraid of him because of his intelligence but when they left he will just smile because the edge he had over them was that he understood how everything connected. Unfortunately, in the real world, it's not always the smartest that lead, they are the doers and the olodos then lead what they know nothing about.

The problem with intelligence is that it is not cowardice so those who are intelligent find it difficult to be asslickers. The asslickers get promoted easily because they can easily turn their back for oil to be dropped on it. The intelligent guy will analyse why the oil is necessary and he is not born a slave. Yes men get promoted easily, sycophants get ahead quickly because many of them lack principles and intelligence. At the end of the day, they also have a type of intelligence. Social intelligence. It's what makes them cunning and seize opportunities to climb on the pyramid.

The intelligent guy says the truth too often and is unaware that we live in the world of truthful lies. Keep playing the game along. Enjoy your freedom. Don't put too much of emotions in work. You are not your work. Play the game but don't worry about the losses. It's not objective, it is highly subjective. Never give them the power to define you. Never.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WabD6tGz-Dc

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Re: Sam Altman’s Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code; Misunderstands Basic Concepts by meobizy(m): 2:49pm On Apr 11

He didn't get where he is now from being stupid. He’s doing something right.

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Re: Sam Altman’s Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code; Misunderstands Basic Concepts by 96ACE: 2:49pm On Apr 11

A real yahoo boy no laptop grin

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Re: Sam Altman’s Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code; Misunderstands Basic Concepts by JAMO84: 2:50pm On Apr 11

He doesn't have to be a tech wizard
Techprenure is okay

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Re: Sam Altman’s Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code; Misunderstands Basic Concepts by GloriousGbola: 2:50pm On Apr 11

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYQtusd8deU?si=Vxz9NcX-rjVl8NfK

Seun osewa

Your expose is coming soon.

Poser angry

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Re: Sam Altman’s Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code; Misunderstands Basic Concepts by chicfarmer: 2:50pm On Apr 11

He only needs to hire the whiz Dem wey dey do the job. Wetin concern am? undecided

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Re: Sam Altman’s Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code; Misunderstands Basic Concepts by SamuraiXXX: 2:51pm On Apr 11

Anyone who is unhappy about it should resign and go set up his own company

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Re: Sam Altman’s Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code; Misunderstands Basic Concepts by Helinuse: 2:53pm On Apr 11

SamuraiXXX:
Anyone who is unhappy about it should resign and go set up his own company

Don’t mind them.

They are not serious.

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Re: Sam Altman’s Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code; Misunderstands Basic Concepts by Abrahills: 2:57pm On Apr 11*

I would be surprised if this op isn't an Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas supporter

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Re: Sam Altman’s Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code; Misunderstands Basic Concepts by AfonjaPriest: 2:59pm On Apr 11

Just like Epstein, he was put there as a face for something sinister that will happen in the future.
He doesn't need codes.
All he needs is bone and grits.

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Re: Sam Altman’s Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code; Misunderstands Basic Concepts by AfonjaPriest: 2:59pm On Apr 11

Just like Epstein, he was put there as a face for something sinister that will happen in the future.
He doesn't need codes.
All he needs is bone and grits.

Re: Sam Altman’s Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code; Misunderstands Basic Concepts by Gerrard59(m): 3:01pm On Apr 11

He does not need to know how to code to manage a team. The aspect of dropping out is baseless. A significant number of tech founders in Silicon Valley are dropouts. Mark Zuckerberg was a dropout from Harvard, and many others, too numerous to mention. In fact, his daily activities should not be coding, but developing and meeting strategies set for the company's growth. They are even lucky he studied Computer Science; what about the CFO who studied Metallurgical Engineering? What has that got to do with finance?

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Re: Sam Altman’s Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code; Misunderstands Basic Concepts by Eagleways: 3:01pm On Apr 11

Me with all the skills, no be folks wey no know anything dem dey carry all the contracts give?

Oga, no be by knowing all the tech know-how oooo.

As if Allen Onyeama knows how to start the engine of an aircraft.

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Re: Sam Altman’s Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code; Misunderstands Basic Concepts by FreeStuffsNG: 3:05pm On Apr 11

BlackViper:
https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/sam-altman-coworkers-barely-code-201114782.html

He is a front . There are many like him. love-vendor salesmen like Epstein

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Re: Sam Altman’s Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code; Misunderstands Basic Concepts by Laple0541(m): 3:07pm On Apr 11

At least they accepted he’s a skilled manipulator !

That enough is sufficient for him to bend them that are very skilled to do his biddings.

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Re: Sam Altman’s Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code; Misunderstands Basic Concepts by Maj196(m): 3:07pm On Apr 11

He can't code but he revolutionalized the AI industry. Make dem dey play

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Re: Sam Altman’s Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code; Misunderstands Basic Concepts by trytillmake(m): 3:09pm On Apr 11

U be coder for many years yet no entrepreneural idea, Sit down there, no be person self teach u d coding.
Not about how na about putting the how to use

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