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Sam Altman is, and always has been, a tremendously arrogant prick. Don’t know why anyone would be surprised by this.


Can you share a public video that demonstrates this? I've never seen it. Not saying it can't be true.



The tone of that comment does sound a bit "dick-ish", but I can't be totally sure without knowing his history with that CEO. Thanks and I'll keep an eye out for more evidence like this. In videos he seems pretty nice to me, although it could of course be a facade.


One could argue reclaiming a company from a multinational corporate conglomerate back into founder hands is hardly “evil”.


And breaking a promise, siphoning money from a nonprofit, and making billions in the process.


Just an example of unapologetically going “Founder Mode”.


Wow he is very good at taking over companies


Did you read the article? The hubris and avarice required here doesn’t develop overnight.


And how is that you know Sam?


One does not need to know someone personally to assess their character based on their public actions.




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