|
November 20, 2023, 11:30 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Satya Nadella says Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and OpenAI staff will join Microsoft's new “advanced AI research team” and Microsoft remains committed to OpenAI — Microsoft has hired OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman to head up a “new advanced AI research team,” …
More: Bloomberg, SemiAnalysis, Axios, The Verge, The Information, Business Today, Forbes, CNN, Tom's Hardware, Associated Press, Business Insider, Cointelegraph, Business Insider, Neowin, CoinJournal, TIME, New York Times, SlashGear, The Hollywood Reporter, Wired, CNBC, Sportico, The Hill, PC Gamer, CNBC, TechStartups, CryptoSlate, Constellation Research, TechCircle, Fast Company, XDA Developers, Music Ally, Cryptopolitan, Analytics India Magazine, and Financial Times
Bluesky: @ianbetteridge.com, @fxshaw.com, and @paleofuture.bsky.social
X: @sama, @satyanadella, @gdb, @satyanadella, @miramurati, @levie, @aviralbhat, @mgsiegler, @elonmusk, @benbajarin, @benbajarin, @kevin_scott, @jasonkwon, @jjvincent, @suhail, @gergelyorosz, @heydave7, @jonst0kes, @mattprd, @benbajarin, @emollick, @marxmatt, @chrisjbakke, @munster_gene, @bindureddy, @kepano, @buccocapital, @simeon_cps, @bradlightcap, @nikitabier, @levie, @marktenenholtz, @davelu, @vivek7ue, @emollick, @buccocapital, @paularambles, @yongfook, @khoomeik, @buccocapital, @ktbenner, @saykay, @tomwarren, @birdyword, @mikeisaac, @dylan522p, @countdraghula, @krzyzanowskim, @traskjd, @derivatives_ape, @jordannovet, @smtuffy, @stevemoser, @elonmusk, @tomwarren, @karaswisher, @remouherek, @alphasignalai, @autismcapital, @peteratmsr, @stokel, @csvoss, @tobyordoxford, @mikeisaac, @azeem, @ctjlewis, @localghost, @dinabass, @benhylak, @danbarker, @afinetheorem, @robbie, @myprasanna, @gergelyorosz, @joe_darko, @zengjiajun_eth, @michaelxbloch, @iamdcinvestor, @schmrypto, @monkchips, @michaelfrazis, @lukebelmar, @eringriffith, @benthompson, @twominutepapers, @amaldorai, @lizquidity, @noahpinion, @robertmsterling, @sigfig, @ylecun, @swiftonsecurity, @basedbeffjezos, @warikoo, @william_blake, @petergyang, @rmnth, @karaswisher, @armanddoma, @yimbyland, @mgsiegler, @gergelyorosz, @random_walker, @alphasignalai, @fxshaw, @kyliebytes, @karaswisher, @levie, @ctjlewis, @indian_bronson, @mickeyxfriedman, @punk6529, @terrorproforma, @0interestrates, @localghost, @hnshah, @divestech, @eigenrobot, @itsjoeco, @jyarow, @anammostarac, @hh1962hh, @shyamalanadkat, @karaswisher, @calikasia, @andercot, @basedbeffjezos, @amaldorai, @karaswisher, @sdw, @asvanevik, @florian4gamers, @blader, @developerharris, @tprstly, @robertgaal, @mattgperry, @nathanlands, @lpolovets, @lukeprog, @jordanschnyc, @balajis, @alexmasmej, @mayazi, @bendifrancesco, @patrickjblum, @dstrachman, @drjimfan, @balajis, @thestalwart, @tobyordoxford, @rayminehane, @nearcyan, @iamstan, and @nathanlands
Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, r/neoliberal, r/Futurology, r/OpenAI, r/wallstreetbets, r/singularity, r/LocalLLaMA, Beehaw, and Slashdot
| Wired: |
OpenAI staff release a letter, signed by Ilya Sutskever and 500+ others, saying they may quit and join Sam Altman unless the board resigns and reinstates Altman — More than 500 employees of OpenAI have signed a letter saying they may quit and join Sam Altman at Microsoft unless …
More: The Verge, Business Insider, The Guardian, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Decrypt, Big Technology, Windows Central, PCMag, The Messenger, The Information, 9to5Google, Finbold, Forbes, Thurrott, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, San Francisco Business Times, Engadget, Reuters, 9to5Mac, BBC, Fortune, Quartz, Tech Xplore, Neowin, New York Post, Windows Report, Bloomberg, TechPowerUp, BGR, Android Headlines, Barron's Online, Axios, Cointelegraph, MSPoweruser, Voicebot.ai, The Register, CCN.com, Stack Diary, CNBC, AI News, Finextra, Fast Company, Android Central, Los Angeles Times, International Business Times, DatacenterDynamics, NBC News, and Mashable
Threads: @carnage4life. Mastodon: @mattburgess@infosec.exchange. X: @karaswisher, @karaswisher, @janleike, @mustafasuleyman, @reedalbergotti, @kantrowitz, @zerobeta, @fforres, @ajt, @chrisjbakke, @rrhoover, @millionint, @ronconway, @levie, @danshipper, @patrickmoorhead, @pearlf, @marissamayer, @janleike, @janleike, @danshipper, @jon_charb, @ceterispar1bus, @woj_zaremba, @mattpaulsonsd, @gergelyorosz, @jachiam0, @roybahat, @quantian1, @deenashakir, @muneeb, @dharmesh, @jimcramer, @kateclarktweets, @alecstapp, @0xfoobar, @joannastern, @rabois, @smtuffy, @lex_node, @jamespmcleod, @samaugustdean, @gtconway3d, @rustybrick, @gerstenzang, @cpojer, @mcbyrne, @sherman4949, @samj, @tlbtlbtlb, @parmy, @refsrc, @shaig, @rivertamydn, @ceciliazin, @mattyglesias, @kantrowitz, @tprstly, @borismpower, @samj, @mitsuhiko, @kylebrussell, @leokelion, @westcoastbill, @jeremywired, @andrewcouts, and @katiedrumm
Forums: Hacker News and r/ChatGPT
| Ilya Sutskever / @ilyasut: |
OpenAI's Ilya Sutskever “deeply regret[s]” participating “in the board's actions” and says he “never intended to harm OpenAI” and wants to “reunite the company” — 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.
More: TechCrunch, ZDNet, The Hill, The Verge, Engadget, Cybernews.com, Fortune, Livemint, WRAL TechWire, Axios, Mashable, Stack Diary, MSPoweruser, and Business Insider
X: @plibin, @functi0nzer0, @eigenrobot, @primalnick, @tianyuf, @tedchris, @alexandrosm, @robbystarbuck, @dmdohan, @rabois, @p_ferragu, @loudmouthjulia, @mgsiegler, @202accepted, @alexisohanian, @el33th4xor, @borismpower, @joeljohnson, @jason_pontin, @tszzl, @silvermanjacob, @jaycaspiankang, @karaswisher, @sama, @anammostarac, @migueldeicaza, @farokh, @packym, @thestalwart, @balajis, @mr_james_c, @koeppelmann, @apompliano, @mcbyrne, @loomdart, @mattomattik, @adamconner, @mdudas, @loopifyyy, @seyitaylor, @gergelyorosz, @kyliebytes, @kantrowitz, @nkulw, @kylebrussell, @blader, @mdudas, @oliviasolon, @_fabknowledge_, @deljohnsonvc, @atabarrok, @llsethj, and @danshipper. Forums: Hacker News
| 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 capped a tumultuous weekend for OpenAI, after Mr. Altman made a push to reclaim his job …
More: Newcomer, SiliconANGLE, Business Today, Search Engine Land, AppleInsider, The Verge, Telegraph, Business Insider, and Reuters
X: @elonmusk, @shengjia_zhao, @davidsacks, @investmentshulk, @elonmusk, @mrjasonchoi, @researchqf, @tszzl, @kris, @ricburton, @tobyordoxford, @garymarcus, @shengjia_zhao, @blader, @twenseleers, @pmddomingos, @nivi, @twenseleers, @s8mb, @ericnewcomer, @blader, @alexlmiller, @pkafka, @jezcorden, @ryan_t_lowe, @jeffjarvis, @autismcapital, @colinmegill, @mattzeitlin, @twobitidiot, @pmddomingos, and @jeremyakahn
Forums: Hacker News and r/technology
| Amir Efrati / The Information: |
OpenAI board director Ilya Sutskever told staff that Sam Altman will not return as OpenAI's CEO; OpenAI names Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear as interim CEO — Sam Altman won't return as CEO of OpenAI, despite efforts by the company's executives to bring him back, according to co-founder and board director Ilya Sutskever.
More: The Verge, Bloomberg, Axios, Dexerto, Associated Press, Business Post, Business Insider, VentureBeat, New York Times, The Verge, Reuters, Wired, Forbes, CNBC, TIME, Protos, Cybernews.com, Semafor, Tech Xplore, BankInfoSecurity.com, The Decoder, Computerworld, Financial Times, MSPoweruser, Analytics India Magazine, and TechCrunch
X: @eshear, @sama, @ashleevance, @emilychangtv, @all_caps, @emilybell, @joannastern, @yacinemtb, @williamlegate, @stokel, @cecianasta, @jason, @rowancheung, @stokel, @gdb, @dhtoomey, @drjimfan, @tobi, @p_millerd, @anil_paudell, @johncoogan, @binarybits, @garymarcus, @stokel, @akbirthko, @benbajarin, @mpopv, @flyosity, @deepneuron, @smtuffy, @nearcyan, @karpathy, @ashleevance, @suhail, @jeffdean, @ericnewcomer, @deliprao, @karaswisher, @mattlynley, @azeem, @georgenhammond, @simonw, @eshear, @karaswisher, @karaswisher, @karaswisher, @jason, @lessin, @tlbtlbtlb, @mdudas, @karaswisher, @kyliebytes, @basedbeffjezos, @garymarcus, @stokel, @fmanjoo, @robbensinger, @kantrowitz, @davidburkett38, @macaesbruno, @amir, @karaswisher, @parismarx, @garymarcus, @andreferraz91, @karaswisher, @haydnbelfield, @karaswisher, @khoomeik, @andykreed, @garymarcus, @john__allard, @karaswisher, @qualythe, @karaswisher, @jessetinsley, @nivi, @alistairmbarr, @lastpositivist, @then_there_was, @ashleevance, @pitdesi, @dalmaer, @liron, @karaswisher, @twobitidiot, @thestalwart, @kevin_kcdpr, @annaarthoe, @emilychangtv, @juwanthewriter, @teknium1, @alightcone, @wholemarsblog, @pitdesi, @amittm, @kevinakwok, @levie, and @levie
Forums: Hacker News, r/LivestreamFail, r/slatestarcodex, r/singularity, r/wallstreetbets, r/technews, r/OpenAI, r/OpenAI, r/ChatGPT, Beehaw, and Slashdot
| Financial Times: |
A look at OpenAI's wild weekend, as an internal debate over its mission became public; investors say OpenAI has not explained why Altman was fired so abruptly — Internal debate about ChatGPT maker's mission exploded into view during wild few days of corporate drama| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
Analyzing the Sam Altman-OpenAI saga: nonprofit issues, OpenAI's for-profit work going 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.
More: AI Supremacy, TechCrunch, TechCrunch, CRN, New York Times, Bloomberg, PYMNTS.com, Tech Xplore, Reuters, Wccftech, Agence France-Presse, New York Times, Ghacks, Cointelegraph, and Neowin
Mastodon: @PhilippBayer@genomic.social. X: @__justplaying, @hexidethmal, @natesilver538, @florianederer, @thestalwart, @damanr, @mr_james_c, @ankitkr0, @mjhere, and @dkthomp. Forums: Hacker News
| The Atlantic: |
Sources describe how ChatGPT's success widened OpenAI's ideological rifts, as Ilya Sutskever began behaving like a spiritual leader anticipating 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 …
More: Business Insider, The Information, Finextra, Financial Times, Fabricated Knowledge, Skynet Today, AI Supremacy, TechStartups, ITPro, Tom's Guide, and CryptoSlate
X: @_karenhao, @afinetheorem, @yappelbaum, @simonw, @mreflow, @ankurb, @reillymj, @geomblog, @simonw, @tszzl, and @giffmana. Forums: Beehaw
| Bloomberg: |
Source: several DevDay announcements infuriated OpenAI Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever, like custom GPTs that OpenAI has said would eventually run autonomously — The company couldn't balance nonprofit goals with an expensive business and billions in commercial ties
More: Gizmodo and Business Insider
| TechCrunch: |
Cruise co-founder and CEO Kyle Vogt resigns, less than 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 …
More: PCMag, The Hill, Engadget, Cryptopolitan, The Messenger, Fortune, NBC News, and Understanding AI
X: @kvogt, @basedbeffjezos, @kirstenkorosec, @rakeshlobster, @binarybits, @kvogt, @kvogt, @binarybits, @kantrowitz, @alexlmiller, @kvogt, @mwseibel, @ericnewcomer, @pitdesi, @lexnfx, @rakeshlobster, and @kvogt. Forums: Slashdot
| Vicky Ge Huang / Wall Street Journal: |
Crypto exchange Bullish, run by a former NYSE president, acquires 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
More: The Information, Blockworks, CoinDesk, The Block, The Verge, Reuters, Bullish, Cointelegraph, Axios, crypto.news, and Crowdfund Insider
Bluesky: @andrewkjennings.com. X: @tonytassell, @barrysilbert, @leomschwartz, and @lhm1. LinkedIn: Casey Craig
| New York Times: |
While the White House may condemn Elon Musk, the US recently signed a $1.2B SpaceX deal for Starshield, a key China deterrent, showing its dependence on him — 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.Sponsor Posts
Meta:
Open Source AI: Available to all, not just the few — Meta's open source AI enables small businesses, start-ups, students, researchers and more to download and build with our models at no cost.
Open Source AI: Available to all, not just the few — Meta's open source AI enables small businesses, start-ups, students, researchers and more to download and build with our models at no cost.
Zoho:
How remote support can make your Christmas stress-free — As Christmas approaches, the air fills with the anticipation of joy, family gatherings, and gift-giving. While the season brings immense happiness …
How remote support can make your Christmas stress-free — As Christmas approaches, the air fills with the anticipation of joy, family gatherings, and gift-giving. While the season brings immense happiness …
Genesys:
Executive Insights: The Era of Contact Center AI Copilots — How AI copilots are transforming customer experience and agent performance.
Executive Insights: The Era of Contact Center AI Copilots — How AI copilots are transforming customer experience and agent performance.
Tribe AI:
Build AI products that matter — Tribe AI helps organizations rapidly deploy AI solutions that have real business impact. We bring together world class AI talent and tooling to drive differentiated results.
Build AI products that matter — Tribe AI helps organizations rapidly deploy AI solutions that have real business impact. We bring together world class AI talent and tooling to drive differentiated results.Who's Hiring In Tech?
Techmeme Ride Home:
(BNS) Calvin And Hobbes - With Daniel Kibblesmith
The day's tech news, every day at 5pm ET. Fifteen minutes and you're up to date.
Subscribe via
Apple Podcasts,
Spotify, or
RSS.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 11:30 AM ET, November 20, 2023.
The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated.
From Mediagazer
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:Reuters:
Inside Radio: