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Analyzing the Sam Altman-OpenAI saga: nonprofit issues, OpenAI giving for-profit work to Microsoft, staff exits, Altman's motivations, and the new AI landscape (Ben Thompson/Stratechery) 20-11-2023

Ben Thompson / Stratechery: Analyzing the Sam Altman-OpenAI saga: nonprofit issues, OpenAI giving for-profit work to Microsoft, staff exits, Altman’s motivations, and the new AI landscape  —  I have, as you might expect, authored several versions of this Article, both in my head and on the page, as the most extraordinary weekend of my career has unfolded. Lees verder op Tech Meme

OpenAI staff release a letter, signed by Ilya Sutskever and 490+ others, saying they may quit and join Sam Altman unless the board resigns and reappoints Altman (Wired) 20-11-2023

Wired: OpenAI staff release a letter, signed by Ilya Sutskever and 490+ others, saying they may quit and join Sam Altman unless the board resigns and reappoints Altman  —  Nearly 500 employees of OpenAI have signed a letter saying they may quit and join Sam Altman at Microsoft unless the startup’s board resigns and reappoints the ousted CEO. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Memo: OpenAI's board “stands by its decision as the only path to advance and defend” OpenAI's mission and criticizes “Sam's behavior and lack of transparency” (New York Times) 20-11-2023

New York Times: Memo: OpenAI’s board “stands by its decision as the only path to advance and defend” OpenAI’s mission and criticizes “Sam’s behavior and lack of transparency”  —  The announcement seemed to cap a tumultuous weekend for the A.I. company, as Mr. Altman made a push to reclaim his job. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tinder redesigns profile pages to add prompt conversation starters, basic info tags, and quizzes, and updates its app with new animations, a dark mode, and more (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch) 20-11-2023

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Tinder redesigns profile pages to add prompt conversation starters, basic info tags, and quizzes, and updates its app with new animations, a dark mode, and more  —  Tinder is revamping its profile pages to make them more informative and create easier starting points for conversations. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Crypto exchange Bullish, run by an ex-NYSE president, buys 100% of CoinDesk for an undisclosed sum in an all-cash deal; DCG acquired CoinDesk for $500K in 2016 (Vicky Ge Huang/Wall Street Journal) 20-11-2023

Vicky Ge Huang / Wall Street Journal: Crypto exchange Bullish, run by an ex-NYSE president, buys 100% of CoinDesk for an undisclosed sum in an all-cash deal; DCG acquired CoinDesk for $500K in 2016  —  CoinDesk says former Wall Street Journal Editor in Chief Matt Murray will chair an independent editorial committee Lees verder op Tech Meme

OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever says he “deeply regrets” his “participation in the board's actions” and “never intended to harm OpenAI” (Ilya Sutskever/@ilyasut) 20-11-2023

Ilya Sutskever / @ilyasut: OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever says he “deeply regrets” his “participation in the board’s actions” and “never intended to harm OpenAI”  —  I deeply regret my participation in the board’s actions. I never intended to harm OpenAI. I love everything we’ve built together and I will do everything I can to reunite the company. Lees verder op Tech Meme