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minus-squaremrnobody@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down2·2 days ago“A lawyer for Sam Altman declined to comment.” Kind of tells me he’s guilty and they’re either still coming up with a lie or trying to get rid of any evidence. Also, he’s worth 3.4b but sued for 134m… Barely 4%of his worth, and OpenAI is worth far more than that.
minus-squareCannedYeet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·2 days agoThat’s not how that works. Lawyers are there to win your case in court, not win in the media. Engaging with the media can backfire. It can trigger more coverage. It gives media more to talk about. Best to let it blow over.
minus-squareTaldan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·2 days agoLawyers are there to win both. The court of public opinion is important
minus-squareTheJesusaurus@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoI mean… No it isn’t. That’s what PR are for
“A lawyer for Sam Altman declined to comment.”
Kind of tells me he’s guilty and they’re either still coming up with a lie or trying to get rid of any evidence.
Also, he’s worth 3.4b but sued for 134m… Barely 4%of his worth, and OpenAI is worth far more than that.
That’s not how that works. Lawyers are there to win your case in court, not win in the media. Engaging with the media can backfire. It can trigger more coverage. It gives media more to talk about. Best to let it blow over.
Lawyers are there to win both. The court of public opinion is important
I mean… No it isn’t. That’s what PR are for