Source: OpenAI disbanded its mission alignment team in recent weeks and transferred its employees; team lead Joshua Achiam will take on a “chief futurist” role
OpenAI disbanded its mission alignment team in recent weeks and transferred its seven employees to other teams, Platformer has learned.
Elon Musk says that Apple “makes it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI” to top its App Store, an “antitrust violation”, and xAI will take legal action
This is a column about AI. My boyfriend works at Anthropic. Becca Monaghan / indy100 : Elon Musk has dropped the Trump feud for now - he's falling out with another CEO instead Forbes : Elon Musk Says...
Ten current and former Meta employees share frustrations over Meta's surrender to the right on speech issues; one called the changes “a precursor for genocide”
“I really think this a precursor for genocide,” a former employee tells Platformer — I. The past
The “AI is fake and sucks” people who take phony comfort in their AI skepticism need to accept that AI is more real and dangerous than they currently admit
It's fun to say that artificial intelligence is fake and sucks — but evidence is mounting that it's real and dangerous — I. Bluesky: @matrig.net , @rickywlmsbong , @rjcc , @avellino , @robert.blue ,...
Staff memo: Reddit's CEO says “like all blowups on Reddit, this one will pass”, new moderation tools are vital, wearing Reddit gear in public is risky, and more
Programming note: Barring big news, Platformer will be off Thursday as I take a personal day. Matt Binder / Mashable : Reddit Blackout: CEO downplays protest. Subreddits vow to keep fighting. Emre Çit...
Q&A with Casey Newton on leaving The Verge to start a newsletter on Substack called Platformer, after many years as The Verge's Silicon Valley editor
Sarah Jeong talks to Newton about the details of his deal, subscription journalism, and the magic of email