Another thought—I think it is possible that a bunch of EAs have just never worked with really shitty people before? Like, maybe it is taken for granted that everyone is just kinda nice and not actively trying to fuck you over?
I do wonder if the naïveté that the OpenAI board coup was approached with is a result of this. It did not sound like something organised by people who were used to operating in a highly political, cut-throat environment, and they seemed surprised when it turned out that they were.
Another thought—I think it is possible that a bunch of EAs have just never worked with really shitty people before? Like, maybe it is taken for granted that everyone is just kinda nice and not actively trying to fuck you over?
I do wonder if the naïveté that the OpenAI board coup was approached with is a result of this. It did not sound like something organised by people who were used to operating in a highly political, cut-throat environment, and they seemed surprised when it turned out that they were.