OpenAI's entire Superalignment team, which was focused on the existential dangers of AI, has either resigned or been absorbed into other research groups
Company insiders explain why safety-conscious employees are leaving. https://www.vox.com/... vs #ai #openai X: Sam Altman / @sama : i'm super appreciative of @janleike's contributions to openai's alig...
OpenAI's entire Superalignment team, which was focused on the existential dangers of AI, has either resigned or been absorbed into other research groups
During my twenties in Silicon Valley, I ran among elite tech/AI circles through the community house scene. I have seen some troubling things around social circles of early OpenAI Austen Allred / @aust...
An overview of Bureau of Labor Statistics data, which shows California's percentage of US tech jobs has continued to steadily decline since 2020
and its share of total US tech jobs has hit the lowest level in a decade https://www.apricitas.io/... @josephpolitano : Since August 2022, California has lost 21k jobs in computer systems design, 15k ...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says that co-founder Ilya Sutskever won't be a board member, but that the company is “discussing how he can continue his work at OpenAI”
it's definitely a coincidence but still funny) https://openai.com/... @officiallogank : So glad to have @sama @gdb and @miramurati driving @OpenAI once again. Now that this is behind us, we are back t...
Cruise pauses all driverless operations two days after the California DMV suspended its permits, but plans to continue operating supervised autonomous vehicles
maybe as much as 10x. It does not seem surprising that Cruise has had more problems since launching driverlessly. Timothy B. Lee / @binarybits : Waymo announced 20 million miles of testing (with safet...
Sources detail Twitter after mass layoffs: key teams gutted, severance packages account for the WARN Act, and an ad hoc Google Docs directory of remaining staff
Hi 👋 - Third quarter earnings show that big tech … Rise & Shine ☀ : Twitter Layoffs: The lawsuit and Fears of misinformation Nikhil Subramaniam / Inc42 Media : Musk & Mayhem @Twitter Kristin Majcher /...
In an interview, Mark Zuckerberg says he will stay on as Facebook's chairman, defends COO Sheryl Sandberg, reiterates Facebook's potential as a force for good
but ousting her alone wouldn't solve its problems Michael Nuñez / Mashable : Facebook admits hiring PR firm to attack billionaire George Soros Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian : Zuckerberg's control o...
In a wide-ranging interview, Elon Musk discusses his tweeting habits, Tesla's past year, its Navigate on Autopilot feature, full autonomous driving, and more
@elonmusk https://itunes.apple.com/... Michael Sheetz / @thesheetztweetz : .@elonmusk talks @SpaceX with @karaswisher, starting with a discussion of how he might die on Mars: “Hopefully me dying on im...
Pittsburgh mayor Bill Peduto says he was unaware of Uber's plans to resume testing autonomous cars in the city this summer, wants federal investigation first
the mayor is pissed Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal : Uber Shuts Down Arizona Self-Driving Vehicle Operations Eric Lieberman / The Daily Caller : Uber Says It's Coming Back To Pittsburgh Even Tho...
Dashcam video showing Uber CEO Travis Kalanick lecture “bankrupt” driver about “responsibility” emerges at difficult moment for the company
The President ended his first address to Congress … Colin Dwyer / NPR : After Video Of Dispute With Driver, Uber CEO Says He Needs To ‘Grow Up’ Maya Kosoff / Vanity Fair : Uber C.E.O Admits He Needs H...