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Sam Altman back at OpenAI: The craziest five days in Silicon Valley history | The DeanBeat

November 23, 2023
OpenAI has rotated through four CEOs in five days. I think that qualifies as the craziest five days in Silicon Valley history. Now fired CEO Sam Altman is back as the CEO of OpenAI again. When the OpenAI board first fired Sam Altman as its CEO on the Friday before Thanksgiving, it might have thought the news would be quiet. It is, after all, one of the quietest news days of the business year. It…
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OpenAI drama a reflection of AI’s pivotal moment

November 23, 2023
The philosophical battle between AI “accelerationists” and “doomers” has erupted into full view at OpenAI. Basically, the accelerationists advocate for rapid advancement in AI technology, emphasizing the enormous potential benefits. Conversely, the “doomers”…
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Sam Altman’s return to OpenAI highlights urgent need for trust and diversity

November 23, 2023
OpenAI’s announcement last night apparently resolved the saga that has beset it for the last five days: It is bringing back Sam Altman as CEO, and it has agreed on three initial board members – and more is to come. However, as more details emerge from sources about what set off the chaos at the company in the first place, it’s clear the company needs to shore up a trust issue that may…
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Nvidia collaborates with Genentech to accelerate AI-driven drug discovery

November 22, 2023
Nvidia is working with Roche Group’s Genentech to help the company pioneer the use of generative AI in drug discovery. The companies today announced a multi-year strategic collaboration that will see Genentech combine its own models and datasets with Nvidia’s AI computing stack to advance AI research — and expedite the discovery and delivery of novel therapies to people.   The partnership…
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Why the open source community might be the biggest winner of the OpenAI fallout

November 21, 2023
This morning, Microsoft made the surprise move of hiring Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, the former CEO and President of OpenAI, respectively. This strategic decision appears to be Microsoft’s attempt to salvage what it can from the chaos that engulfed the leading AI research lab just before the weekend, when the board of directors of the non-profit overseeing OpenAI decided to fire…
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