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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

OPEN AI - Soap Opera in the Tech World

How a Fervent Belief Split Silicon Valley—and Fueled the Blowup at OpenAI
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-blowup-effective-altruism-disaster-f46a55e8
Sam Altman’s firing showed the influence of effective altruism and its view that AI development must slow down; his return marked its limits
 
Larry Summers Is OpenAI’s Surprise Pick to Mend Fences
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/larry-summers-is-openais-surprise-pick-to-chart-path-forward-bc9708d3
 
OpenAI Engineers Earning $800,000 a Year Turn Rare Skillset into Leverage
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-22/openai-staff-mutiny-for-sam-altman-shows-rare-skills-equal-leverage
At the vanguard of artificial intelligence, the startup’s engineers are seen as virtually irreplaceable