Yeah. I was leaning toward just a pure power play by Ilya. But now that Emmett is a bit of an AI doomer type, I really don't know. Maybe it is possible that Ilya really has bought into the AI doom hype. I don't think it is a coincidence that this started right after rumors
BIG TECH
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Open AI Research Opportunities at Meta and Mistral
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to my researcher friends (at @openai and those who watched this saga unfold) — if you want to focus on doing solid *open* and published research, have access to lots of hardware — there are a few options: Meta, Mistral, etc.
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Founder Sam unlikely to join established company like Ford
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Sam is a founder, I can't possibly see him joining an established company. Would be like Elon Musk joining Ford.
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OpenAI Executive Reflects on Devastating Internal Situation
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I have so much love and respect for my colleagues at @OpenAI
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Emmett: Moderating AI at Scale and Tech Leadership
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What to know about Emmett:
-Ran one of the most difficult moderation and video streaming problems on the planet (which includes AI)
-Sold Twitch to Amazon for $1B AND stuck around
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OpenAI’s Internal Breakdown: A Setback for AI’s Leading Research Organization
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this weekend has been very sad.
My friends at @OpenAI swore that it had become a magical place, with the talent density, velocity, research focus and (yet) a product fit that is really generational. For such a place to breakdown in the cringiest way possible is doubly sad. -
OpenAI Employee Whistleblower Contact Information
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Know it's an exceptionally crazy time but if you read this and work at Open AI and want to get in touch — you can reach me securely at cwarzel@protonmail.com (or you can reach karen at http://
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OpenAI hires new CEO; Sam Altman and Greg Brockman planning new venture
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BREAKING: @eshear has been hired as the new CEO of OpenAI. I expect Sam and Greg to announce a new company soon. And, it seems there could be more to the story with @kvogt
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Ilya’s GPT-5 power grab conspiracy theory examined
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My personal conspiracy theory is that Ilya saw GPT-5 and how amazing it is. And wanted control over it. Not to save the world. But purely for power