Shellshocked
The tenure of one of the world's most influential CEOs comes to a sudden close. Will it stay that way?
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And just like that, our preconceptions of the future of AI change.
Everything Sam Altman has announced over the past year suggested OpenAI would continue to grow into a global power. All hits, no misses.
Then Friday came, and his tenure came to a close. Will it still be that way come Monday morning?
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What we're reading.
1/ The best primer we’ve seen on what happened behind the scenes at OpenAI. Learn more at Ars Technica >
2/ Our friends at Every try to make sense of Friday’s news. A guide for how you should think about it. Learn more at Every >
3/ But…is it said and done? Could we see Sam come back to lead the company? As of now, talks are ongoing. Learn more at Fast Company >
4/ And if he doesn’t come back, what’s the future look like for OpenAI? Learn more at WIRED >
5/ Changing gears…here’s the state of AI tools, models, and infrastructure in production. Great to peruse if you’ve had enough talk about Sam. Learn more at Retool >
6/ Chalk one up for the scary side – what happens if we find our language models hiding bits of their reasoning? Learn more at VentureBeat >
7/ Let’s close with a cool demo from Steve Ruiz’s tldraw. Make your drawings real, functioning code. You love to see it. Learn more at Twitter >
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