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Altman: Silicon Valley Impatience Stifling Great Research of the Past

  • Sam Altman criticizes lack of great research at Silicon Valley companies today compared to the past

  • Attributes it partly to impatience for quick returns rather than giving research freedom

  • Says OpenAI took a contrarian approach of starting as a research lab first

  • OpenAI gave researchers flexibility to explore different directions

  • Altman acknowledges OpenAI had the luxury of huge Microsoft investment unlike most startups

fortune.com
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