the beliefs of effective altruism are not that interesting; the interesting parts of it are its institutions and social dynamics;
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ok i need to read more about this but i basically see this as against the LTBT; since my understanding is that the LTBT appoints all the board members now
but, they never revealed exactly how the LTBT could be undone, which always seemed a bit misaligned
ANTHROPIC SEEKS FOUNDER CONTROL AHEAD OF IPO
Anthropic is asking shareholders to approve a new structure that would give CEO Dario Amodei and the company’s six other co-founders a combined 50.1% of voting power on most corporate matters, per The Information.
The founders would hold the special voting shares through a separate LLC, allowing them to retain control despite relatively small economic stakes. Dario Amodei currently owns about 2%.
One major exception: Anthropic’s Long-Term Benefit Trust would continue to control the appointment of most board members, while the founders’ board seats would increase from 2 to 3.
Employees are also expected to receive a special class of stock that could serve as tie-breaker votes on certain issues.
Anthropic, valued at $965B in May, is reportedly targeting at least a $1.5T valuation in an IPO now expected around late October or November.
Source: The Information
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If OpenAI releases a $500/month plan, I would consider it. But, it sort of feels like a hard sell because Anth and OpenAi trade the best model back and forth and right now Astra < Opus 5.5.
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openai has never done a good release of a voice product, ever! they always announce it and then you have to wait a couple of days (or, worse) to get access
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openai’s chatgpt app makes no sense on the chat side the models are 5.6 and 6 pro, whatever that is, and on the work side it’s 6 sol and astra but there is no live voicemode on the work side
the whole thing is a masterclass in useless complexity
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gpt-4 had the most crystalline writing that i had ever experienced; it felt superhuman; i still think ai does bad mixed metaphors but they will fix that soon
I think we have to admit to ourselves at this point that AI writing is generally very appealing to people who haven't been exposed to a ton of it: they prefer it to human writing and react super positively on exposure.
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i realized that most people would love a scribe; and, this makes sense, the problem is when they are not providing novel information or arguments; then, the fact that it is ai written makes it very obvious how little is being added;
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i didn’t know there was such a thing as the irresponsible release of mathematics
We’re working with an independent advisory group of mathematicians to help OpenAI responsibly share advances in AI and mathematics.
The group will advise on how we assess and communicate new mathematical results, uphold academic and professional standards, and build tools that support mathematical research and learning.
Through this work, we want mathematicians to be at the center of shaping how AI supports mathematical understanding and how its benefits reach the wider community.
openai.com/index/advisory-gr…
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I just had chatgpt do my open enrollment using computer use; it compared the plans, checked my current plans, asked me if I needed any medical care, made the selections then left me at the finalize screen.
Truly this is a brave new world.
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so ai safety folks are now going to have to make clear where they stand on other issues, like climate change or whatever, because these are tribal tests that our political system uses to determine membership
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how disappointing it must be to be marc benioff and have a $200bn company and be standing next to dario, who you invested in, with a $2tn company, and his product is eating yours
you even need to let him give the pacing the frontier speech at dreamforce
Live: @DarioAmodei x @Benioff
The @AnthropicAI co-founder & CEO joins us at @Dreamforce for a conversation worth hearing ☁️
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