As an original member of @OpenAI Nonprofit's founding team, I think the rest of the board should resign.
Regardless of the details, the way today has been handled is such a disgrace.
Matt Krisiloff
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Matt Krisiloff
@mattkrisiloff
CEO @Conception (generating human eggs to help treat infertility)
Started @SciFounders (helping scientists start companies)
- 'Science Startups - Who's Hiring?' A lot of scientists have a hard time finding cool startup opportunities. Trying an experiment to help. Science startups -- reply with 1 tweet on your mission, roles looking for, and how to learn more. Everyone -- RT so more scientists see!
- Starting a fellowship program for early career scientists that want to start companies -- funding up to $400,000 along with mentorship from founders building science companies. Please RT so scientists can see!
- I learned yesterday there are four different teams making serious attempts to form artificial womb startups. Very cool times!
- The charter for @OpenAI says "their primary fiduciary responsibility is to humanity." It's time for the board to listen to humanity and resign. As a founding member of OpenAI, I'm calling to please sign and share/RT this petition asking for resignation.
- Opening a second round of applications for SciFounder Fellowship, a program to help scientists start companies. Teams receive $400,000 along with mentorship from founders building science companies. Please RT so scientists see!
- Ginkgo Bioworks was started by graduate students, and 12 years later is still led by those same graduate students. Scientists, know you can start and lead transformational companies too. fiercebiotech.com/biotech/ginkgo…
- I've raised about $100 million for biotech projects at this point - fundraising can be really hard. I wrote up thoughts for newer biotech founders trying to raise in the new year (longer post at end) 🧵
- If the last 24 hours is how @OpenAI's board communicates, I have no confidence they would act appropriately in a situation of emergency AI safety. Unless evidence is shared that negligence was about to result in immediate societal harm, OpenAI's board needs to resign now.As an original member of @OpenAI Nonprofit's founding team, I think the rest of the board should resign. Regardless of the details, the way today has been handled is such a disgrace.
- Announcing SciFounder Capital -- a new funding source to keep scientist founders in control of their companies. We're giving the voting rights from our investments to the founders -- this will help keep startups mission-focused on science. Please share! scifounders.com/announcement
- I always tell people Sam and Greg were the two people in my career I learned the most from. They are incredible operators, and I can’t imagine OpenAI will be nearly as effective without them. I don’t know what actually happened, but this all feels very unfair.After learning today’s news, this is the message I sent to the OpenAI team:
- These five 🐭 pups, two dads each. Born just from cells from male mice. I hope one day soon it works for everyone. 👨👨👧👦
- 'Science Startups, Who's Hiring?' (June) Last month I made a thread to help scientists / others find cool roles at startups. Seemed helpful, so doing again! Science startups -- reply with 1 tweet on your mission + open roles. Everyone -- please RT so more people see! (🧵 1/2)
- We received 371 applications for Sci-Founder Fellowship. Reading through the apps feels inspiring -- almost every scientist wants to start a company that could save people's lives.
