110
submitted 6 months ago by deadsuperhero@lemmy.ml to c/fediverse@lemmy.ml

Maven, a new social network backed by OpenAI's Sam Altman, found itself in a controversy today when it imported a huge amount of posts and profiles from the Fediverse, and then ran AI analysis to alter the content.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] FinchHaven@sfba.social 13 points 6 months ago

@deadsuperhero

Instructive to read #Maven's #About page and see who's behind it.

Here: https://www.heymaven.com/about

Selected excerpts from "Who is behind Maven?"

"CEO Ken Stanley is an expert on open-ended discovery in both AI and human systems and ... (most recently leading the Open-Endedness Team at #OpenAI )."

At: "Is Maven part of a larger company?"

"No, Maven is an independent startup."

But

"Here are a few of our investors, who also commented on their reasons for supporting Maven:

-- Ev Williams, co-founder of #Twitter: “Maven lets you follow your deepest curiosities instead of the trends of the day.”

-- Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI: ”In Maven, there is a chance for AI to play a role in fixing much that is broken in our online discourse.”

-- Rana El Kaliouby, co-founder of Affectiva..."

Sam Altman

#SamAltman

Where have I heard that name before?

[-] fossphi@lemm.ee 6 points 6 months ago

Sam Altman

Everything he touches tends to inevitably turn to shit. This guy and his fellow silicon valley cronies are scum of the earth

this post was submitted on 12 Jun 2024
110 points (99.1% liked)

Fediverse

17854 readers
2 users here now

A community dedicated to fediverse news and discussion.

Fediverse is a portmanteau of "federation" and "universe".

Getting started on Fediverse;

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS