Hi everyone yes, I left OpenAI yesterday. First of all nothing "happened" and it’s not a result of any particular event, issue or drama (but please keep the conspiracy theories coming as they are highly entertaining :)). Actually, being at OpenAI over the last ~year has been
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AI Acceleration: How Early We Still Are in Development
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This aged well. @gdb tweeted 2/12/23. I often share a screenshot of this tweet in my presentations when trying to convey how early we are, and how fast AI is accelerating.
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Big Tech acquisitions threaten encrypted messaging privacy standards
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Cautionary tales abound. We see what happened to WhatsApp for biz, where they removed e2ee in pursuit of the business market. Or what happened to Wickr, a private comms service which was shut down by Amazon post-acquisition b/c it wasn't profitable enough.
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AI Integration in Ad Targeting Platforms
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Wondering how long will it take for ad platforms to pick it up as a way to do targeting
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Banking Industry Navigates Major Transformations in 2024
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The banking industry is at a crossroads, grappling with uncertainties while navigating big changes. Join our panel of experts and industry leaders on March 13 to decipher the intricacies of the banking sector and drivers of change in 2024 and beyond. http://
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Hugging Face Paris offices showcase hybrid work culture
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Fantastic pics from our @huggingface offices in the article from @lemondefr (
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…) We're a fully hybrid and flexible company both in terms of locations & hours which means that team members can fully take advantage of remote or in-office work and adapt their -
AI Driving More Layoffs Than Companies Want to Admit
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#AI Is Driving More Layoffs Than Companies Want to Admit https://
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AR Glasses with AI Set to Become Mainstream Technology
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I truly believe this is coming. Might be a couple years off but the AR glasses with AI are only going to get smarter and lighter. So I see this as something that will be common in the not too distant future.
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AVP outperforms Quest in user engagement and daily usage
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Definitely keeping mine. I've been strapping it on at the end of the day and watching YouTube or playing Jetpack Joyride pretty much every day I've had it. I've had my Quest for about a year. I've used my AVP more times in a single week than I've used my Quest in a year.
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Reclaiming Internet Control from Big Tech Giants
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5+ billion people live & work on the internet. Only a handful of companies own & control it. READ WRITE OWN by @cdixon is a powerful new book about this core technology—a manifesto for reclaiming the internet from Big Tech. Here are 10 world-disrupting ideas from this