not only is openai considering restructuring to become a for-profit business, but it's also discussing giving sam altman a 7% equity stake. read the latest from me, @dinabass
, @shiringhaffary
, and @EdLudlow
.
BIG TECH
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OpenAI Eyes For-Profit Status, Equity Stake for Sam Altman
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OpenAI Leadership Change: Mira Murati Departure Announcement
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i just posted this note to openai: Hi All– Mira has been instrumental to OpenAI’s progress and growth the last 6.5 years; she has been a hugely significant factor in our development from an unknown research lab to an important company. When Mira informed me this morning that
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Language Model Optimization Report from Google Internship 18 Years Ago
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Language model optimization report I did 18 years ago at Google to fulfill Waterloo coop requirements. Dusted it off after all these years. Written as a 19 year old intern with the incredible SMT team. Have been working on Machine Learning since then.
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Google Releases Improved Gemini 1.5 Flash and Pro Models
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The new improved Gemini 1.5 Flash and Pro production models are the best models by far on a performance / price basis. You should try them for all your workloads at scale.
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Meta Supports Open Source AI Development with Llama
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Open source is how we build AI technology that benefits everyone and we're proud to keep supporting that push with Llama.
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Llama 3.2 Integration Across Amazon Ecosystem Announced
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We're incredibly excited to see Llama 3.2 light up across the Amazon ecosystem!
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Murati’s AI job displacement comments spark creative industry backlash
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In July, Murati raised eyebrows after she said AI will kill off some jobs that "shouldn’t have been there in the first place." This led to backlash from media and creative professionals, who have expressed worries about the potential for AI to displace jobs.
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Murat’s Six Years at OpenAI: From Interim CEO to Leadership
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Murati has been with OpenAI for six years. She became a well-known name at the company last year when she became interim CEO for a brief time after its co-founder Sam Altman was ousted from the company (only to return shortly after).
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OpenAI Executive Mira Murati Departs Company
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Mira Murati, the OpenAI exec who advanced the startup's progress on LLMs and shaped its path towards becoming the company near-synonymous with AI, is leaving the company.
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Social Media Algorithms and Platform Accountability Challenges
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@BitValentine for certain we know that the algorithms absolutely prioritize engagement, and at the same time placing accountability onto any social platforms is incredibly complicated for a whole host of reasons… technological challenges, suppression of ideas and debate, abuse