2026-01-15
What a cold opener As I understand it Barret left and was not fired Why would someone want to work for a leader who would insinuate otherwise? (Besides $$ from secondary stock sales)
Wired
A source close to Thinking Machines Lab alleges ex-CTO Barret Zoph, who is returning to OpenAI, had shared confidential company information with competitors
The departures are a blow for Thinking Machines Lab. Two narratives are already emerging about why they happened.
What a cold opener As I understand it Barret left and was not fired Why would someone want to work for a leader who would insinuate otherwise? (Besides $$ from secondary stock sales)
@kyliebytes
Thinking Machines Lab parts ways with CTO Barret Zoph, with Soumith Chintala taking over the role; sources say the termination is due to “unethical conduct”
BREAKING: Thinking Machines has terminated its CTO, Barret Zoph, due to unethical conduct according to two sources familiar with the matter. CEO Mira Murati announced the news at a...
2024-05-29
If this is true, she is turning Sam into a valley legend Got a bad board that hates you? Just launch shit and make billions in revenue without telling them
Bloomberg
In a podcast, ex-OpenAI board member Helen Toner says the board learned of ChatGPT's launch on Twitter, criticizes Sam Altman's leadership on safety, and more
- Helen Toner spoke about Sam Altman's firing in a new podcast — Toner has called for more regulation around AI safety
2020-07-26
Andy Grove just rolled over with rage in his grave https://twitter.com/...
Bloomberg
Intel's decision to consider outsourcing manufacturing heralds the end of an era in which the company, and the US, dominated the semiconductor industry
- World's largest chipmaker considers outsourcing manufacturing — Crucial technology expertise is shifting overseas, to TSMC Tweets: @amirmizroch , @ralpheezy , @bilalfarooqui ,...