Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leike RESIGN from OpenAI - In-depth analysis - end of an era!

David Shapiro analyzes the recent resignations of Jan Leike and Ilya Sutskever from OpenAI, just before the announcement of GPT-4.0, relating these departures to the earlier coup attempt against Sam Altman and the resulting social dynamics within the company. He draws parallels between human social hierarchies and those in the animal kingdom, referencing the book "The Status Game" by William Storr. Shapiro suggests that OpenAI's rapid scaling and shift from a startup to a mid-sized business have diluted its original culture, leading to the departure of OG team members. He also points out OpenAI's abandonment of its initial AI safety focus in favor of profit, concluding that while these events are alarming, they are also somewhat inevitable given the company's evolution and the inherent human drives for power and money.