I’m more sympathetic with the (non-profit) board this time. Sam Altman feels like bad news to OpenAI, really. It’s more like the workers rally behind Sam Altman because they can get fat paychecks and bail out once the enshittification intensifies.
I once met Ray Parker, Jr. but I didn’t talk to him beyond pleasantries, because I had no idea what to say. “Nice way you stole a horn line from that Huey Lewis song?” “What the fuck were you thinking with the ‘bustin’ makes me feel good’ lyric?”
Their game seems like it would only be a challenge for people who have never played before. If you know the game, you’re not going to fail any of the challenges which were only challenging to the Ops team because they didn’t know the rules (or that it was even a game).
They barely even lost as it was. Which makes me wonder what a game between two players/teams who understand the game would look like. My guess is that it would be like that time Data made a mockery of Kolrami at Strategema.
I’d imagine it’s meant to be played with consenting players and then the challenges inside become part of the fun. If you know there’s no risk involved then it basically just becomes a pocket dimension containing a hybrid Wipeout course/escape room
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