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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI could replace interns — but there’s still hope for Gen Z
Entry-level jobs as we know them could soon be a thing of the past. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI can now effectively do the same work as junior-level employees, and its skillset is only expected to get even better in the coming months. He predicted that AI will eventually rival the skills of even an experienced engineer, all while…
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Netflix is making a series about Sam Bankman-Fried and the fall of FTX
Variety reports that Anthony Boyle (Tetris, Manhunt) and Julia Garner (Ozark, The Fantastic Four: First Steps) have been cast in Netflix’s upcoming drama series The Altruists as Bankman-Fried and Ellison. Executive produced by Graham Moore and Jacqueline Hoyt (who will also showrun the series), The Altruists will recount how Bankman-Fried, FTX’s former CEO, and Ellison, the former head of FTX’s…
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Sam Altman and Elon Musk are racing to build an ‘everything app’
Sam Altman and Elon Musk aren’t just competing in the AI race; they both have ambitions to build Silicon Valley’s holy grail: an “everything” super app encompassing finance, social media, gaming, and more. Earlier this week, I got a peek at Altman’s plan from a cavernous event space on the northern edge of San Francisco. He was not there as…
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Inside Sam Altman’s eye-scanning crypto party
On the evening of April 30th, the hottest ticket in San Francisco was a buzzy crypto startup’s coming-out party at a warehouse-like complex on the northern edge of the city. It had all the makings of an event you’d only find near Silicon Valley: Anderson Paak, champagne, and a bunch of eye-scanning orbs. Onstage, Sam Altman and co-founder Alex Blania…
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Nasuni names former Veracode chief Sam King as CEO
Nasuni has announced the appointment of Sam King as its new chief executive officer, as the hybrid cloud storage provider looks to its next phase of growth. The former Veracode CEO succeeds Paul Flanagan, who retires following eight years in the role. Flanagan will remain on the company’s board of directors as non-executive chairman to aid with the leadership transition,…
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Canon names Shinichi ‘Sam’ Yoshida as new president and CEO for EMEA
Canon has announced the appointment of Shinichi ‘Sam’ Yoshida as its new president and CEO for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Previously based in the USA, Yoshida steps into the role having most recently served as executive vice president and general manager of Canon’s marketing strategy unit, as well as chairman and CEO of Canon Solutions America and Canon…
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Sam Altman thinks OpenAI has been on the ‘wrong side of history’ with open source, but that could all change – the DeepSeek success has prompted a rethink for big tech AI leaders
Leading technology experts have called for Western AI developers to consider shifting to open source in the wake of the DeepSeek success – and OpenAI might be among those warming to the approach. Speaking in the wake of DeepSeek’s model release in January, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told Reddit users he had some regrets about the company’s failure to embrace…
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Sam Altman says ‘no thank you’ to Musk’s $97 billion bid for OpenAI
OpenAI’s directors have refused a buyout offer of $97.4 billion from a group of investors led by Elon Musk. The bid follows a years-long feud between Musk and OpenAI, which he initially co-founded and helped to fund in its infancy, with particular animosity reserved for CEO Sam Altman. OpenAI has recently shifted away from its non-profit roots towards a public…
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Sam Altman: “I Don’t Think I’m Gonna Be Smarter Than GPT-5”
OpenAI chief Sam Altman is currently touring the world. Following Japan, Korea, and India, Altman visited Berlin to talk about AI and the future. In a panel discussion on “The Age of AI” at TU Berlin, Sam Altman challenged the audience: “How many of you think you’re still going to be smarter than GPT-5?“ He then added, “I don’t think…
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‘People use it much more than we expected’: Sam Altman says OpenAI is ‘losing money’ despite launching $200 ChatGPT Pro subscription service
OpenAI is worried about its costs despite raising $20 billion in funding and growing to 300 million active users — and it’s all down to its popularity. That’s according to CEO Sam Altman, who earlier this month revealed the company was losing money on professional-level subscriptions despite them costing $200 a month. The company unveiled its professional tier in December…
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