Be it cricket or AI, never underestimate the strategic value of grace

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A pall of gloom seemed to descend on a once-roaring stadium rather early in the match, an audible loss of confidence in Indian chances of victory..

Arguably, had spectators kept clapping now and then for the crisp strokes hit by Australian batters and shown cheerier appreciation for Travis Heads century, a sullen mood in the stands wouldve had less of a chance to reach our players on the field and dampen morale..

The second case is even more debatable: the ouster of Sam Altman from OpenAI for inconsistent candour, as cited by its board while forcing out the co-founder and CEO of this artificial intelligence (AI) hot-house famous for ChatGPT..

Once OpenAI created a capped profit" subsidiary in 2019 with a 49% stake taken by Microsoft, however, he openly turned market oriented like any other startup boss, striking success last year with ChatGPT, watching its valuation boom and going about the task of taking techs next big thing to its next orbit..

The boards statement on his exit affirms a will to uphold its original promise, even as whispers have swirled of a rift over Altmans other pursuits and interests (such as WorldCoin) as well as what thinker-directors may have seen as reckless AI expansion in the context of its myriad dangers..