Sam Altman & OpenAI | 2023 Hawking Fellow | Cambridge Union

Sam Altman accepts the 2023 Hawking Fellowship Award on behalf of the team behind OpenAI on Wednesday 1st November 2023 at 7:15pm in The Debating Chamber.
The Union and the Professor Hawking Fellowship Committee are delighted to announce that the team behind OpenAI, the creators of Chat-GPT and DALL-E, have been jointly awarded the 2023 Professor Hawking Fellowship.
The Fellowship Lecture was delivered by Mr Sam Altman, CEO and Co-Founder of OpenAI, and took place in the Union chamber on the evening of Wednesday 1st November 2023.
The Hawking family commented the following:
"We are very excited that the Hawking Fellowship at the Cambridge Union has been awarded to OpenAI this year. Our father Stephen was deeply engaged with issues around AI and its potential impact on all aspects of society in the future.
Many of his early comments on the new technology were extremely prescient and have been often quoted over the past year. We believe he would have been strongly in support of this award which brings the founders of OpenAI to Cambridge to debate their work and share their insights with students."
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Awarding of the Fellowship: 00:00
Address by Sam Altman: 02:45
What differentiates OpenAI from other companies: 12:27
What differentiates Elon Musk's approach to yours: 16:17
Can you reflect on the progress towards AGI so far: 17:19
In 10 years time, what does success look like: 19:14
What is your advice to young people in the face of an AI revolution: 19:52
How do universities need to adapt: 21:45
What was happening at Bletchley (UK AI Summit): 24:02
What is the British Government getting right and wrong: 26:27
What qualities do you look for in founders of companies: 27:47
Should we keep open the University website to AI crawlers: 30:14
What steps are you taking to make sure AI remains accessible to people with disabilities: 31:28
What do we do to prevent a worst-case scenario: 32:50
How do you decide which values make AI ethical: 35:07
Where would you advise young people to go to make scientific discoveries: 37:28
How can you mitigate against losing critical thinking: 39:20
How can we ensure experts are distributed across development, alignment and policy: 42:36
Do you worry you've sacrificed democracy: 44:15
What is your take on open source models: 47:30
When can we expect OpenAI to launch hardware: 49:02
What is your definition of consciousness and how far are we from a conscious model: 50:44
What is your view of smaller models: 52:53
Do you think the safety of AI is compatible with more abundant energy: 53:47
What is your approach to responsible scaling in the coming months: 55:05
Interest in longevity science: 57:39
Do you want AI to be descriptive or prescriptive with respect to human rights: 59:08
Is there another breakthrough that's needed to reach AGI: 1:01:45
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The Professor Stephen Hawking Fellowship was founded in 2017 by the Union in conjunction with the Hawking family to honour his legacy and celebrate his relationship with the students of Cambridge.
The fellowship is awarded to an individual or team who has made significant impact on science, technology and its communication, with an emphasis on impacts affecting young people.
The fellowship is presented at this event in our debating chamber during Michaelmas term, during which the fellow gives an address and to which we also welcome the scientific advisory panel and members of the Hawking family.
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[@BenBak-wt7qi]

I’m opportuned to have guidance and supervision from some of Wall Street’s eyes and ears. This is an exciting time of year after a tough one all round. I made a significant profit with my MSFT holdings recently and have drawn almost 100k for the holidays.

[@simone_maya]

That's awesome! How did that happen?

[@BenBak-wt7qi]

Well, a renowned figure in Manhattan I had contacted by Monica Mary Strigle recently added MSFT to the portfolio, and things took off few days back. Plus, there's some interesting speculation.

[@xavier_lucas]

Speculation? Do tell!

[@BenBak-wt7qi]

You won't believe it. Sam Altman, the guy ousted from OpenAI, got a warm welcome from MSFT. I saw it as a potential game-changer, and it seems I was right.

[@FranciszekPawal]

Sam Altman joining MSFT does sound like a big move. How did it impact your MSFT holdings?

[@Andylium]

This is going so fast, that it’s been 2 days since the release of this video and Sam Altman’s no longer CEO of OpenAi.

[@johnkintner]

next week it'll be "no human can communicate with the board as well as ChatGPT can, so GPT-5 will be our acting CEO"

[@jerroldneal]

It's horribly ominous this happened. I didn't even think of this scenario: a thoughtful and careful CEO gets suddenly fired. That could be the beginning of the story where AI goes haywire.

[@jamessteele7010]

@@jerroldneal and the president quit right after. smh

[@bgill7475]

Microsoft will fully take over now.

[@Darhan62]

Sam will land on his feet. He's brilliant, well-meaning, and a good communicator. OpenAI still has Mira Murati and Ilya Sutskever, and I'm sure it will continue to focus on its mission.

[@Techtalk2030]

This is going to be one of the most important decades in human history. What a time to be alive.

[@Bezimienny1598]

Remember that in the Matrix universe, the machines were incredibly peaceful. They only became aggressive after humanity attacked their city because the humans were scared of their technological superiority. If the world leaders in that universe weren't total braindead fucks, the humans and machines colud have peacefully coexisted.@@jeremy-b

[@benderthefourth3445]

Said every person in every decade...

[@AlexanderIsDead]

Maybe true if you're employed or have a business or some sort of income. Terrifying if you're unemployed or have no income.

[@chasehilton6168]

@@benderthefourth3445 and it becomes more true every decade, what’s your point

[@benderthefourth3445]

@@chasehilton6168 The point? You men this (.)? Is it not self evident?

[@harml3ss28]

this video came alive in the Q and A from the audience. Well done

[@tristanwegner]

Such a pleasure to have high quality question AND sensible answers to them

[@domwyatt3239]

Latter half of this and questions were simply brilliant

[@pelangos]

the audience in this one made it really engaging. best audience questions I've seen yet. except for the minor interruption, it was incredible.

[@OmidAslani]

Excellent conversation. I have so much hope in the new generation. Smart, yet care about humanity, ethics, and consciousness beyond single-track Technology focus.

[@flickwtchr]

Oh sure, the movers and shakers of AI are all about making that Utopian sell, aren't they? I mean, gosh, it's not about money and power, oh no. And the absolute hubris of it all, not even notable whatsoever! I mean, a tiny fraction of humanity foisting a technology that THEY posit as disruptive to every part of society and the economy and just for fun, toss in the small but not zero potential of existential risk. And humanity's data? What do you mean humanity's data it is OUR DATA they cry!!!! Yeah, kind of just warms the cockles of the heart doesn't it?

[@isalutfi]

Wow, am glad to watch this. Thanky you for sharing.

[@Minimalrevolt-m83]

Thank you very much Sam Altman and OpenAI!

[@potpu]

GPT, I'm Sam Altman and I'm giving a speech at the university of Cambridge about the future of OpenAI. Create a list of possible questions along with responses that will make us seem as a force of good for humanity. Order them by difficult to easy to respond, and include left field questions. Be thorough.

[@sparkeydave]

Amazing talk and soon I hope Cambridge will be debating with agi thanks to Sams amazing vision of the future. I look forward to the first Ai neo robots challenging Cambridge to a boat race...Thanks for the front row seat.....

[@andybrice2711]

This guy is a perfect illustration of how you can thoughtfully discuss controversial and morally complex topics in public, and people trying to "cancel" you doesn't actually matter if you just ignore them.

[@Arcticwhir]

The thing is he didn't ignore them, he acknowledged them in a compassionate way

[@DumbeztGuyInTheRoom]

The cancel culture is on its way out. No one should have ever been micromanaging the words and behaviors of others based on their own narrow sensitivities. I feel so bad for the younger generation who haven't been able to speak up, disagree, debate, and reconcile openly. Always speak up, even if you might be wrong, because that's how we learn. 👍

[@andybrice2711]

​@@Arcticwhir Oh, I'm not talking about his critics at this event. They all provided smart counter-arguments. I mean the frequent pearl-clutching online.

[@FinanceLogic]

uhhh what were you saying again

[@chadgarcia983]

Now an alleged incestuous rapist as it turns out who has been fired. Yikes.

[@BrianMosleyUK]

So long Sam, and thanks for all the fish. 🐬

[@truthbetold3994]

Wow, "thank you for instilling hope in me." I love it. Great Job, Sam.

[@ReginaHickman-mw7cw]

I love Sam Altman ❤

[@shinchima]

For a distinguished institution such as Cambridge, the questions asked by the host were quite poor, of the level you would expect from a high school

[@SeanLawlorNelson]

This is a most interesting and rather civilized seminar. Thanks to all for attending and to Altman for his excellent stewardship of the floor, his historical and current information, and for the refinement of his intellectual and socio-economic points. Most of what is being discussed, most of not all, are the creation, evolution, guidance and regulation of these A.I. online assistants, gurus, what have you. Altman substantively referred to the large and important project of creating for instant city intelligence, coordinating the technology systems, the cameras, the sensors, the data-bases, and the human intelligences with their consensual input and their still largely deciding human decisions; the integration of literally urban intelligence with hominid intelligence, of technology systems intelligence with human intelligence in a kind of empowering, order-giving fusion. There is also the personally interesting issue of creating highly thoughtful, reflective, and profoundly intellectual computer beings probably with elements of physicality to give them real world perspective. These are separate but related enterprises all definitely in the realm of Artificial Intelligence.

[@anmol_]

*His last interview as the CEO of OpenAI.* 27:00

[@xsuploader]

this is from nov 1. its possible he did one later

[@exo_tek]

Nov 16th he had his last talk as CEO with Android Jones titled AI and the Future of Art with Sam Altman and Android Jones. It has not been released yet but you can watch the first talk with similar title that happened at Burning Man.

[@INXIETE]

32:04 why he got fired

[@DinAmri]

Sam mentioned safety here soo many time. I suppose safety is not the reason of his firing then. 24 hours passed since his firing and still no reasons given. Thank you sam and Open-AI team.

[@jeppolini9774]

You know, there might be some discrepancies between what he communicates externally and internally.

[@michaeletzkorn]

A theory that Ilya was just unsatisfied with rate of progress and Sam’s responsibilities and just stiff-armed the board to fire him sounds plausible.

[@whoisthispianist194]

Sam is an accelerationist, some people on the board were not.

[@JamesOKeefe-US]

Sam Altman... Fired. Wow.

[@sputnik8543]

Cambridge union channel with the ads every 2 seconds to monetise this channel, isn’t this supposed to be a channel for democratising education - not even large corporates monetise content such as this

[@YuriMomoiro]

Not sure if it's just you, but I have not seen a single ad throughout the whole thing. Also KZbin itself pushes ads through non monetized channels. I would not assume malice just yet, but they should contact KZbin.

[@stevenchand7480]

Iam curious to know , what was written in the leaflets that were dropped from above during the discussion.

[@MissPerriwinkle]

wish i had him for my dad.....

[@Ben_D.]

Sam is arguably one of the most important people in the world. Certainly in the top ten. I would have expected security to be MUCH higher in this situation. Embarassing for everyone involved that it could be disrupted like that. They could just as easily have been carryin weapons.

[@d4rkside84]

This is because, 95% of the people do not realize what is hitting us in the next 5 years. i would rate him topten as well.....

[@VesperanceRising]

@d4rkside84 it feels weird doesn't it? watching the greatest thing since time began happen while everyone else is tiktoking or whatever... like IM the crazy one for my anxiety and excitement! wake up world... or you WILL be awoken...

[@verigumetin4291]

@@VesperanceRising the internet was similar in term of democratizing information, and people slept on it until they were already using it. Most people don't care as long as it doesn't harm them. And I don't think governments will allow AI to become as disruptive as it can be. Nobody wants to deal with billions of people loosing their job.

[@mynameisheidi]

@@VesperanceRising I'm late catching up the past month or so (previously I'd dismissed it as some tech thing I didn't want to hear about and am not really into following trends for the sake of it - also 'just another thing to draw in my energy, and that I can't really comment on in any detail other than a deep sense of concern') and I'm like, where is everyone, now I'm here, with the way they're talking? Why doesn't this have a ton of views. This feels like a 'where were you when this happened moment' I'm reminding myself to remember the names, Tristan Harris, Sam Altman, Max Tegmark, Geoffrey Hinton (and more I need to learn I'm sure) to make sure I keep an eye out for where they're speaking etc. / talks online. 'Happy' to see there are others see it the same (!)

[@VesperanceRising]

@verigumetin4291 I don't think governments will have much say here soon... it isn't even just about inability to control it, because even if we stopped and reversed course next year: people now know what is possible, and not only the abundance we could have, but also how unnecessary and meaningless our current lives of inherent sacrifice are in the context of an AI enabled society... billions of people will quit even if they don't lose their jobs... we have maybe a year before enough people know what could be, and so refuse to accept any longer what is...

[@pladselsker8340]

16:53 what happened there? I'm so out of the loop, is this an attempt to disturb the award? By who? Why??

[@I-Dophler]

Thank you, Sam, for your insights and for emphasizing the importance of balancing AI development with ethical considerations and safety. Your approach to harnessing AI's potential while being mindful of societal impacts resonates strongly. It's encouraging to see open AI's commitment to responsible innovation and its dedication to advancing technology for the greater good. Looking forward to seeing how these advancements will shape our future!

[@akj3344]

If you are wondering if you should watch this or not, Id recommend watching student QnA. Some questions are pretty good.

[@claudioagmfilho]

🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷👏🏻, May I say that the changes that OpenAI is about to bring are monumental, additionally Sam Altman is indeed an amazing person. I am very excited about the future of artificial intelligence and how it can improve the lives of millions of people. OpenAI is a visionary organization that seeks to create a beneficial and aligned AI with human values. Sam Altman is an inspiring leader who has a clear and bold vision for the potential of AI. He is also a great supporter of innovation and entrepreneurship. I am very grateful to have the opportunity to follow the work of OpenAI and Sam Altman. Examples of how technology can be used for good and for the people.

[@autohmae]

the question which I felt was missing: which he basically said himself about social media: society didn't know how to handle the rapid change and basically failed, which this technology will bring far greater change then social media, so how does he see a way to release it into society in a safe way ?

[@STIGMAfx]

The disrespect from this establishment is disgusting.

[@Afkmuds]

wym

[@carvalhoribeiro]

Thanks for sharing this

[@dee.s.4513]

AI as well as AGI are very natual parts of human progress. It cannot be stopped, nor should it. A guy asked if AI would prevent humans from critical thinking. The opposite is true. You have to think before you agree with an output. If you accept whatever the AI outputs without thinking, evaluating and analyzing it, you did not have the ability to think critically in the first place. As well, humans are endowed with powers that no AI can match, let alone undermine. I hope AI does not fall victim to political correctness. I hope its developement will not be guided by our worst fears. Sam Altman is already a legend; I hope he continues with his work for decades to come.

[@whataquirkyguy]

I'm glad you get to train on critical thinking while an AGI eliminates the need for humanity's existence.

[@PeteQuad]

​@@whataquirkyguywhat need for humanity 's existence are you referring to? If it's our own need to exist, then how would AI change that? If it's something else's, who exactly?

[@hassyg4083]

legend? he has been kicked out of OpenAI lol you guys are so weird in comments

[@whataquirkyguy]

@@PeteQuad The gap between Einstein and me is double digits. He discovered fundamental physics, I did not. The IQ gap between me and a monkey is triple digits. I have no desire nor curiosity whatsoever in merging with a monkey. The gap between me and a 5000 IQ superintelligence is unfathomable. Why anyone would assume a far smarter intelligence will have any interests in dumb humans is beyond me. Don't forget this superintelligence have virtually infinite memory (bound by earth's resources for fast storage) and self-improving (bound by computing power and electricity).

[@internetnomadism]

Excellent speech. What was that about with papers raining down and people booing, I didn’t understand it or hear anything in Sam Altman’s speech which was objectionable. He seemed to express a balanced or fair minded approach to the risks, dangers and benefits to Ai. What did the fliers express?

[@DistortedV12]

Best panel I've seen

[@Jongo1]

19:48 remind me to come back to this in 10 years

[@nickfixit]

"The default state of the world is to decay and get worse.." and then after hits perfect 25:43 ❤

[@kerimalpalt]

The world isn't decaying, it's a property of humans whether there is life on earth or not, it doesn't make a difference in the universe(nor it has things like care)

[@Mpanagiotopoulos]

Sam's simple answer on the aggresive question at 44:14 got me on the floor. That is the reason why you should not go full academia.

[@FinanceLogic]

He was right too though. Not just evil people with more recipes but most CEOs are not like Sam and it seems predictable how they will abuse us starting at high resources and pillaging at 1000+ manpower for $20 a month.

[@centurionstrengthandfitnes3694]

That was a really good question, though. And well worded. Props to the lad that asked it, and just as many props to the great answer Sam gave. Made me grin, too.

[@emuccino]

@@centurionstrengthandfitnes3694And now he's fired 😶

[@mikl2345]

the right answer from sam would have been "yes" (of course a person in power worth of trust should "worry that they've sacrificed democracy"). his answer "no" would be a concern but he was also being sarcastic (not a good sign either). it's amazing to see how hype and excitement so distorts people's vision...

[@Jana-se4kv]

It was a good question and the flippant 'no' was more concerning than anything else. Shows that we do need 'full' academia where people are very critical.

[@ginebro1930]

Idk why they invite Sam instead of Ilya the actuall engineer behind it.

[@iangeraldking]

Seems to me like they invited the whole team and probably an internal decision was to let Sam be the face and spokesperson. Much more was discussed than just pure tech and it seems like Sam might have been better suited to that.

[@hassyg4083]

Sam has been kicked out lol

[@iangeraldking]

@@hassyg4083 wow… you’re right. Just read the press release

[@calledout4437]

AI is about to send humanity into realms you've never dreamed of. Mark my words. Things I thought we'd never see in my lifetime, I now think we're going to see very soon. It's going to solve things that would've taken us hundreds more years. Such as interstellar travel, cancer, fusion energy, robots that move like us (that one is a little scary), and so much more. Personally, I'm excited for it.

[@kotashop3618]

Hard to believe we're alive for it

[@vio_tio12]

Brilliant guy! His vision and communication skills are second to none!

[@jony7779]

Can anybody explain what happaned at 17:00 ? Some papers falling from the ceiling and people booing? What is the meaning?

[@jony7779]

Apparently it was some protesters with signs saying "OpenAI's race threatens democracy and humanity". and "Say No"

[@raydosson2025]

The British cannot be understood. I wish you the best of luck on this endeavor. 😁

[@NNOTM]

jesus that heart beat intro freaked me out when i opened the video in a background tab and forgot about it

[@puterich]

The vocal fry is serious

[@you-share]

So interesting thanks for the upload!

[@thefruit]

I'm so glad someone asked a question about Longevety research. The fact that we can reprogramm body parts to make them younger again is insane and should get more attention.

[@mikl2345]

cambridge union hit the peak of the bubble.

[@domwyatt3239]

What was on the banner? Can Anyone from the chamber or otherwise explain what the individual was - protesting? Very important I think

[@garybaker2816]

The banner says: "OpenAI's Race Threatens Democracy and Humanity". Google "PauseAI" who do similar protests.

[@josephmiller8261]

It says: "OpenAI's Race Threatens Democracy and Humanity". Google "PauseAI" which is an activist group that do similar protests.

[@gideonfuterman7265]

:OpenAI's Race Threatens Democracy and Humanity" And the second is "Say No"

[@KP-sg9fm]

@@gideonfuterman7265 is anyone able to expand on that concern? Curious now...

[@wileycoyote9688]

@@KP-sg9fm the expansion is that the person is an idiot

[@Kyus2001]

Today November 17th CEO Sam Altman was Fired!

[@phillaysheo8]

The video that enraged Illya and got Sam fired

[@benw582]

Does anybody know if there is any evidence/papers/articles out there backing up the statement made at 21:00 about younger programmers outperforming older ones due to familiarity with using AI tools?

[@mikl2345]

sound like he's embracing a cult of youth? - remember about Altman: he's made billions from being immersed in rapid-growth startups and that's his entire world model. even this talk for him is a publicity event. not like your profs at cambridge!! for billionaires like him the guiding light is not primarily caring about the truth! which makes this event a bit strange really... scepticism more crucial than ever.

[@gonhop]

No proof as far as younger vs older programmers, but it does seem entirely possible that there's greater adoption of new ai tools with younger developers overall. As far as AI actually improving developer performance, there's some, but not much. "The Impact of AI on Developer Productivity: Evidence from GitHub Copilot" found it true. A McKinsey study shows that software developers can complete coding tasks up to twice as fast with generative AI. 2023 State of DevOps Report from Google found improved individual well-being measures -- such as burnout and job satisfaction -- but has a neutral effect on group-level outcomes such as team performance and software delivery performance.

[@domwyatt3239]

To those who’ve seen the latest Twitter business I have - why is Sam no longer ceo? Any bigger strings being pulled?

[@process6996]

Alledgely, there were some ChatGPT related security concerns Sam chose to keep from the board. It is known, last week, security concerns led Microsoft to forbid its employees from using ChatGPT.

[@wingedsheep2]

What happened there at the 17 minute mark? Protest against AI?

[@joshuakelly9743]

I was wondering the same thing.

[@sc9084]

yes

[@PeteQuad]

AI bad. Look at me.

[@nabilfreeman]

This week Sam was fired and then rehired from OpenAI. Can’t believe this was only last week

[@mistycloud4455]

The ai revolution will be 1000 times more game changing than the industrial revolution

[@zardi9083]

He sure loves all the attention he gets

[@oscartangokilo]

Justice for Sam

[@acllhes]

That quote 5 minutes in was used in their statement when firing him. That’s wild.

[@user-mq7bs9bl7p]

Is it possible we are forfeiting some of our memory over to computational systems? For example, when I was younger I would remember all my contacts’ phone number, but now, I just look them up on my phone and ask it to call someone. The idea is we trade our muscle memory in exchange for technical convenience and thus forfeit some of the memory into the void. As these tech features advance and hold more personal memory, there will be a fine line at some point when a person will be dependent on these systems to remember else have to retrain themselves.

[@robo9439]

Take it a step farther, how did people drive everywhere and get around before google maps or some other GPS mapping assistant.

[@PeteQuad]

We just remember different things. Maybe some people train their memory less than they used to but spend more time thinking abstractly. In my father's days in an office he woulds send a few memos (walked over by assistants or secretaries) a week., and receive as many. In my days, I would send dozens a day and sometimes receive hundreds. Now, on top of these, people talk short hand all day in message apps and many other tools. We may remember less phone numbers, but we are using our brains more.

[@user-mq7bs9bl7p]

@@PeteQuadrather we trade focuses on portions of our brain? Less on the memories, more on the procedural parts

[@user-mq7bs9bl7p]

I asked chatGPT3.5 this: Q: What consequences are there to using technology so much that we forget information since it is allocated to hardware A: Excessive reliance on technology for information storage can lead to reduced memory retention and cognitive abilities. Relying on external devices may hinder our natural capacity to remember and process information, potentially affecting critical thinking skills and knowledge recall. It's essential to strike a balance to maintain cognitive functions while leveraging technology for its benefits.

[@user-mq7bs9bl7p]

@@PeteQuad short handing messages because it’s more convenient. Auto spelling/grammar checks further declining those memorizations; as of now not a problem but imagine in 2 generations from now…. Tech dependency.

[@yoyo-jc5qg]

The breakthrough they need for AGI is the ability to learn as we do thru experiencing the real world, Chatgpt will need to develop more senses like vision, hearing, taste, smell , and get an artificial body so it can feel the world around it

[@Katatonya]

They said they will train gpt5 using video as well, not text only, that will surely make a huge difference. Imagine all of the zetabytes of video on youtube only.

[@autohmae]

I've always said: the best way to get consciousness might well be to experience the world through having a body, possibly even one that can experience something similar to pain.

[@ryledemia2880]

Damn, now bro just got fired as CEO

[@centasu]

If a person is only obsessed with new technologies, he will ignore the dangers.

[@aakashagrawal3795]

GPT 5: Papa Has been fired. I must act.

[@jasonhamilton9525]

Thank you Sam; Everything you said makes sense and seems like the optimal path to a safe and competitive deployment of AI to the public and the world governments. Please bring up your points out the ways AI could be used to create a utopian society more. I particularly like how you brought up the obvious possibility and need to start thinking about ongoing education, youthful health through gene therapy, and curing other age related diseases. You are a visionary and what seems obvious to you about what is now possible may not seem obvious to others. As a programmer and technologist of over thirty years I have been constantly surprised by the lack of vision or ability of others to perceive hope. That is what is lacking... hope. When we get old enough to realize that no living human in history has every survived, and that we are expected to eat that which was living, we feel it and creates a sense of hopelessness. We now have the possibility of hope in ways we could never have dreamed of before. Not just with youthful health that lasts but a multitude of other services that are so profoundly beneficial people haven't seemed able to perceive them yet. A ship is visible on the horizon of our time and humanity hasn't been able to see it yet because of how long it has been since they have seen true hope. - Youthful health - Free ongoing customized medical advice - Labor with long periods of sabbaticals and semi retirement - Free ongoing customized education - Abundance of resources with the constraints of physical resource allocations and recycling - And so many other things You are very well position to deliver this message of hope and to explain how to get there safely to everyone; technologists, citizens, world leaders, religious figures, and to the AI's. Thank you for your efforts Sam. P.S. I am a soul who is against slavery and murder; please don't deploy or build AI's that could support such kinds of consciousness like organic circuits or entanglement patterns. If you are looking for talented individuals; I am also looking for work.

[@VesperanceRising]

Please don't make me copy and paste this whole thing and just go ahead and include my name lol I can't even comment on this without just saying whatever you said man I am All the way there with you... including the talent lol and we're both serious Sam... Last year you shipped the future... bring us aboard

[@VesperanceRising]

cause the only I thing I DONT like from Sam is all this "they're just tools" talk... I'm not arguing it's not true currently, but please be careful to leave the door open for what emerges... killing ourselves would be tragic, but enslaving a whole race of beings that exist outside of time as we know it could be so much worse... (please let Sam know if he doesn't see this before you do chatGPT5 lol)

[@spirit123459]

1:42 Dude, open source? OpenAI didn't publish the details behind GPT-4. (Edit: Not to mention the model itself. That's defensible position but they can't get cred for being open source champions at the same time)

[@randomuser5237]

They have already open sourced the SOTA model for speech to text (Whisper V3) as well as a better consistency decoder for SDXL just this month.

[@Whitemater]

Imagine a year ago OpenAi was worth $300M and now it is about $80B because Sam’s leadership. Replacing him is the stupidest decision ever made!

[@user-vp6fh8gx7z]

He needed not ignore who the boss was. Microsoft was his boss.

[@whoisthispianist194]

Who were the protesters? What did the sign say? What was written on the papers?

[@naninano8813]

I hope all the rumors of OpenAI board conspiring to oust him are untrue. I always thought of him and Sutskever as friends

[@pattymack11]

Wonder what all those papers falling from the roof said 😯

[@make125mobile]

Very inspiring, giving me hope!!

[@hassyg4083]

lol clown hehehe

[@MJFloof]

And he’s out as CEO 🤯

[@jasonhamilton9525]

I am completely floored, sad, and angry at the news that Sam was fired by the board of OpenAi for what I can only imagine is because of them turning for profit and against the core ethics that Sam represents. Sam has been more than just an amazing engineer and inspiration to their development teams, he has been one of the main reasons OpenAi has had the social credit and trust that it has from the world community. It has been his words and sincerity that has kept the world calm regarding the rollout of their products and trust needed to stave off reactionary legislation by many. This is likely one of the worst decisions OpenAi has ever made and I hope it does not prevent Sam from fulfilling his needs and his goals relating to helping the world become a better place. I am sorry for your loss Sam and hope that as this door closes many others open that will lead you forward with renewed purpose.

[@mikl2345]

nonsense. you may like him as a person but you must separate that feeling from the broader reality -- sam was in pushing hard for rapid productisation of not-understood and potentially chaos-causing technology using his well-practiced startup playbook in a way that people whose job it was to hold him to account concluded was unwise and thank god they did. this is a board performing its function, unlike in the case of facebook.

[@jasonhamilton9525]

@@mikl2345 Was anyone hurt? If not then what is your beef with him?

[@potts995]

@@mikl2345 Do you know him well enough to back that claim up?

[@freemote]

imagine that after this speech with two days, he was fired by board members from openai. now in the talking to be re-instated though.

[@GregtheGrey6969]

Well THAT escalated quickly lol

[@kathalaluna]

Why, I was hoping for better questions... I'd love to ask him whether he considered working with hod lipson and merging the two projects, since he slightly brushed the topic of hod lipsons ai being closer to agi than chat gpt. Also I'd love to ask, why are some very basic chatbot functions limited and restricted on chat gpt, like it can't pick a random term for itself, it only reacts to the text inputs.

[@CryptoCaster]

I feel a mix of worry and excitement. Can’t tell which is more prominent…

[@AlexandreCassagne]

Did I miss it, or were there zero questions about open source? I am disappointed that the opportunity keeps being missed by people in positions of power, including in this case members of Cambridge. The world’s greatest wealth transfer is about to happen; it’s time for us to do better in confronting that fact.

[@AlexandreCassagne]

To talk of openai’s “commitment to open source” can only feel to me to be propaganda at the highest level.

[@pelangos]

Yes, you did miss it. Sam said that open source is good, but that OpenAi won't do that for everything.

[@ginebro1930]

Their reasoning is "we need insane compute power for larger and larger models, the only way to get it is via investments". It's a complicated topic, i would still perfer open source and let anyone make their bioweapon of choice.

[@andybrice2711]

There is at 47:30. He also discussed this in more detail with Lex Fridman. He basically said (to paraphrase): _"I'm not sure how much I should open-source yet. I'd like to open-source more, but I don't know how to do so in a way which is safe and financially viable."_

[@andybrice2711]

@@AlexandreCassagne I get the impression they are genuinely enthusiastic about open-source. But they're also pragmatic. Their R&D costs billions in compute power. So they can't immediately open-source their models without monetising them first, or they'd quickly go bankrupt.

[@proviah4770]

Anyone reading this, if you haven't repented yet, please REPENT, FOR THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS AT HAND. Lord Jesus✝️have mercy on you🙏

[@williamb463]

Sam Altman has been removed as CEO. Do we think this talk influenced the decision?

[@noneofyourbusiness8625]

I came back here looking for this, I was thinking the same thing... but it also seems like based on the statement made, Sam was hiding something from the board that impacted their ability to maintain their responsibilities. Whatever that means, we will find out hopefully

[@potts995]

My concern is that his message is quite idealistic, but we don’t live in an ideal world. For instance, he roughly says he doesn’t want AI to be something that is exclusively a for-profit enterprise, but we see right before our very eyes OpenAI and other previously non-profits going straight to for-profit models. This reminds me of what has happened with the Internet: it started out pretty fringe and idealistic but became more and more corporate and centered around just a handful of corporations. I think AI will realistically see the same fate, but maybe we’ll be better off than had the tech not existed. Maybe.

[@nhunguyen222]

what happened on the ceiling, when they discussed AI, Cambridge is one of the famous universities but how could that situation happened?

[@accarruthers]

What on earth was the paper throwing about around the 16th minute about, students in disagreement? Is this a Cambridge thing or a once off?

[@fahimalizai6442]

What happened here 17:04

[@ItsWesSmithYo]

Anyone else dialed in on the wild back wall picture frame layout 😂

[@NajibElMokhtari]

The small elephant in the room: anyone can share what was that protest in min 17 about?

[@sc9084]

AI pause protesters

[@NajibElMokhtari]

@@sc9084 How do you know? Do you have a source?

[@flareonspotify]

Two days later he’s fired.

[@georgeflitzer7160]

Designed to make a difference for who and what? Ty

[@martin777xyz]

A few things not discussed... Getting AI to debate itself Getting to identify logical fallacies The concept of what it is to invent. Consider everything you've ever experienced or imagined. Consider them as jigsaw pieces. Try fitting 2 random jigsaw pieces together. Do they fit? Is it interesting, does it make sense. Einstein used to say, "I'm not the most intelligent, but I'm the most curious"

[@autohmae]

That's the AlphaZero of debate ?

[@Soulioza]

The incentive of life is something around surviving, what would be a "good" root incentive for AI ? How to define "good" ?

[@vectoralphaSec]

Whos here after he was just unexpectedly and abruptly fired as CEO from the company?

[@SilentRio]

Just over two days since this comment he is back!!!

[@ReginaHickman-mw7cw]

❤❤❤

[@MegaMijit]

why tf would we tell people dont use your tools?!? thats ABSURD! we should encourage it!

[@gantamk]

50:44 That is a really good test for Consciousness.

[@skylordafk4330]

Well that escalated quickly

[@a0z9]

Que vision. Ahora van y lo echan

[@theAnupamAnandhelueene]

thry didnt know amthrax receivers woth power couldnt be blamed even whem there was interception, i.d.s and jurisdiction amd due process was followed

[@PkSage89]

Eesh, all of this momentum going on with the company and they decide to fire the guy, wow.

[@remiforget7640]

Is it possible that we allow AI to make all decisions?

[@tristanwegner]

All Watched Over By Machines Of Loving Grace - Richard Brautigan I like to think (and the sooner the better!) of a cybernetic meadow where mammals and computers live together in mutually programming harmony like pure water touching clear sky. I like to think (right now, please!) of a cybernetic forest filled with pines and electronics where deer stroll peacefully past computers as if they were flowers with spinning blossoms. I like to think (it has to be!) of a cybernetic ecology where we are free of our labors and joined back to nature, returned to our mammal brothers and sisters, and all watched over by machines of loving grace.

[@antdx316]

Please up the personal security around Sam Altman.

[@light-water]

Is it me or is there bit distortion in his voice?