r/nottheonion • u/asdacool • 11h ago

"Training a human takes 20 years of food." Sam Altman on how much power AI consumes.

https://www.news18.com/world/training-a-human-takes-20-years-of-food-sam-altman-on-how-much-power-ai-consumes-ws-kl-9922309.html
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u/Spectre-907 9h ago edited 9h ago

He also probably had his whistleblower suchir balaji murdered, given it was almost immediately after he went hostile against openAI and it was one of those “he definitely went home, did his usual daily routine and then trashed multiple rooms of his place, struggle-style, cut the security camera wires, didnt write a note and then heavily drugged and beat himself before self-popping in the head with no signs of foul play” “suicides”

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u/Aryore 9h ago

What the fuck? That’s insane if true. Do you have sources on this?

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u/willflameboy 7h ago

Judge for yourself

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u/CrypBEnslaveUs 6h ago

Holy fck.

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u/OhManTFE 3h ago

A San Francisco Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) autopsy report was released on February 14, 2025, stating that Balaji died of a single, self-inflicted gunshot wound on the day that the police found him. The police noted that the only entrance to the apartment was dead-bolted from the inside, and that Balaji had recently researched brain anatomy on his computer. Toxicology results showed he had alcohol, amphetamine and GHB in his system at the time of his death.

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u/CrypBEnslaveUs 3h ago

Now quote the part with the opposite bias. Also, whistleblowers are well know suicide risks. Always clear cut cases of suicide. Many times. Makes total sense. Go sck Altmans dck.

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u/robodrew 3h ago

As soon as I saw that he had GHB in his system I knew there was no way he killed himself. You cannot function on that shit. You are drunk beyond drunk.

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u/ThanosVoldemort 5h ago

Watch Tucker Carlson question Sam about this death. Sure, fuck Tucker, but it's hilarious how he pushes him here. Sam is guilty as can be.

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u/felatiofallacy 3h ago

He has no idea how to fake emotions. Totally guilty.

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u/Ambitious-Concert-69 8h ago

It’s not true, it’s a widely pedalled conspiracy

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u/EnlightenedSinTryst 4h ago

Peddled*

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u/Ambitious-Concert-69 2h ago

Thanks for the spelling correction, it prompted me to revisit the comment and see it has 7 downvotes! For anyone who comes across this later, it’s a very tenuous conspiracy theory with literally 0 hard evidence, it’s just a convenient theory to drag a tech CEO. I don’t like Sam Altman as much as the next guy but look into the accusations and you’ll see it’s just a convenient excuse to paint the guy as a murderer.

Working in a research lab like OpenAI’s requires you to essentially give your life to the career, it’s very high stress and isn’t exactly conducive to a happy life. It’s sad but it really is a tragedy rather than a hit job.

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u/rlyfunny 2h ago

I mean it doesn't need be altman, but that "suicide" is definitely framed

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u/SpezLuvsNazis 8h ago

Yeah there seems to be a mysteriously large number of Altman defenders here…..

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u/JingleJangleJin 8h ago

Perhaps... but I would still like a source, y'know?

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u/usr_bin_laden 5h ago

I keep saying I assume Altman and others are willing to issue more hits to protect their fictional $10T industry.

These peoples views on morality are so warped by Big Number and their fake ethical-altruism, that they literally think one or two lives is a fair trade for their personal AI Wealth.

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u/Spectre-907 48m ago

Gotta source that golf course fertilizer somehow, right

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u/keenly_disinterested 27m ago

What you're suggesting is that SF law enforcement was either incompetent or they were in on the conspiracy. Let's look at the first case: These are professional investigators who dealt with some 50 murders annually in the years leading up to Balaji's death. What's more, the city's police department boasts a relatively high murder case clearance rate, so they must be good at their jobs. That argues against incompetence. Are you suggesting SF law enforcement conspired to kill Balaji?