Bloomberg: Source: OpenAI board members seek to hire their own CEO to succeed Sam Altman; sources: Mira Murati plans to rehire Altman and Greg Brockman in some capacity — – Murati remains in place as interim CEO after Altman firing — Board members are simultaneously seeking a different CEO Lees verder op Tech Meme
Rarely has the U.S. government so depended on the technology provided by a single technologist with views that it has so publicly declared repugnant.Lees verder op New York Times
TechCrunch: Cruise co-founder and CEO Kyle Vogt resigns, a month after California’s DMV suspended Cruise’s permits to operate self-driving cars on public roads — Kyle Vogt, the serial entrepreneur who co-founded and led Cruise from a startup in a garage through its acquisition and ownership by General Motors … Lees verder op Tech Meme
The Atlantic: Sources describe how ChatGPT’s success widened ideological rifts at OpenAI, and Ilya Sutskever began behaving like a spiritual leader expecting AGI’s arrival — Sam Altman’s weekend of shock and drama began a year ago, with the release of ChatGPT. — To truly understand the events … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Kyle Vogt, a founder of Cruise, resigned from the company on Sunday, weeks after it suspended all of its self-driving operations.Lees verder op New York Times
Bloomberg: Source: a number of announcements at DevDay infuriated OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, like custom GPTs that OpenAI has said may one day run autonomously — The company couldn’t balance nonprofit goals with an expensive business and billions in commercial ties Lees verder op Tech Meme
Asha Barbaschow / Gizmodo Australia: Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin resigns, after the Australian telco’s crippling nationwide outage that began on Nov. 8; CFO Michael Venter to act as interim CEO — Optus chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin has announced her resignation – nearly two weeks after the outage that plagued the company for nearly an entire day. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Aaron Holmes / The Information: Sources: Microsoft’s mulling taking a role on OpenAI’s board if Sam Altman returns; source: if he doesn’t, Microsoft would consider investing in his new venture — Microsoft, OpenAI’s biggest backer, is considering taking a role on the board if ousted CEO Sam Altman’s returns to the ChatGPT developer … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Andrew Griffin / The Independent: A look at a Paris lab where Apple tests hardware security, and an interview with Apple’s head of security engineering about Lockdown Mode, app sideloading, more — In a secret location in Paris, Apple has hired an elite team of laser-wielding hackers to try and crack its iPhones. Lees verder op Tech Meme
There’s still time to score a tasty Advent calendar stocked with wine, whiskey, coffee, jam or snacks.Lees verder op Cnet