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Happy Monday Big Brainers
Hey Everyone,
Todayās edition is a little bit longer than usual. Over the past weekend, we saw the craziest series of events in maybe all of corporate history play out.
OpenAI, the leading AI company & owners of the fastest-growing consumer app in history, was thrown into turmoil after an internal coup by the board of directors.
The situation is still evolving, but we tried our best to get you all up to speed. Letās dive into it!
Today's AI spotlights:
Sam Altman and OpenAI breakup: What does it mean? š±
Amazon spreads AI education to everyone š
AI Career Insight: Tips on Resume Writing w/ChatGPT š”
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NEWS
WOW! What a crazy weekend, right?
As anyone who's not living under a rock knows by now, chaos has broken out at OpenAI. Hereās a quick recap of the events:
Sam Altman was suddenly ousted from OpenAI by the Board of Directors on Friday: There was very little info given other than a general statement from the BOD citing that Sam was not āconsistent with his communicationā.
OpenAI employees quickly rallied behind Sam: First Co-founder & Chairman Greg Brockman stepped down. Then a few top researchers resigned. And finally, all of the OpenAI employees began Quote-Xeeting Samās post that said āi love the openai team so muchā.
On Sunday the BOD seemed to reverse courseā¦ until they didnāt: They brought Sam back into the OpenAI offices, where there were rumors of them trying to bring him back. Unfortunately the discussions seemed to fall through. And they announced a new interim CEO Emmett Shear, the former CEO of Twitch.
Finally, in the early morning hours this morning, Satya swept in for the win: He announced that he had closed a deal to bring in Sam, Greg & most of OpenAIās talent to Microsoft to lead a new internal AI team. WOW!
We remain committed to our partnership with OpenAI and have confidence in our product roadmap, our ability to continue to innovate with everything we announced at Microsoft Ignite, and in continuing to support our customers and partners. We look forward to getting to know Emmettā¦ twitter.com/i/web/status/1ā¦
ā Satya Nadella (@satyanadella)
7:53 AM ā¢ Nov 20, 2023
The question everyone is now asking is, WHY did it all go down?
What possible reason could there have been for de-railing the top AI startup and firing a wildly successful CEO?
It sounds like there were disagreements within OpenAI about how fast we should be pushing AI development. Altman was in the "speed is key for perfecting AI" camp, while the other side (Co-founder Ilya Sutskever & the other 3 board members) wanted a more cautious approach.
This isn't just tech drama, it's a big deal for AI's future. Thousands of companies have built on OpenAIās tech & Microsoft still has a $10 billion investment in OpenAI.
The situation is continue to develop, and itās still not entirely clear where the chips are going to land.
But among the unknown, we at least know one thing for sure: Sam Altman is one beloved human being.
š° Full Article Here
NEWS
Amazon's diving headfirst into the AI education game.
They're rolling out free courses on generative AI, aiming to skill up folks everywhere. It's part of their "AI Ready" initiative, an extension of their AWS training programs.
Their goal is to get 2 million people trained by 2025.
The tech giant isn't just being generous. They're also pushing their own AI products, like CodeWhisperer and Bedrock. It's a smart play in the AI talent race, where skills equal big bucks.
š° Full Article Here
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š”AI CAREER INSIGHT
Tips on Resume Writing w/ChatGPT
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Staying Updated with Resume Trends
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