sama on this:
“want to be stressed, watch some GPUs melt, and have a fun time? good at doing impossible things?
send evidence of exceptional ability to chatgpt-eng@openai.com” [1]
[1] https://twitter.com/sama/status/1630724485828714497?lang=en
A real equivalent would be a nobody, with no external funding (first external funding of amazon was 1995), promising equity and requiring a move.
Let's say you got an email 2 years ago from someone you've never heard of saying: "Self-funded startup seeks extremely talented developers to work on AI. You must have experience building large and complex, yet easily maintainable systems, and work in 1/3 time that others say is possible. Top-notch communication skills are required. Familiarity with [the technology you'll be building for] would be helpful but is not necessary. Must be willing to move to Seattle."
Not quite as interesting as sam altmans tweet...