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Watching OpenAI unravel in real-time (News)

Nov 20, 2023

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OpenAI's recent events, TL Draw generating code from drawings, HTML First principles, the future of coding, early radio exposure and AI familiarity, four approaches to optimization in coding.

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The OpenAI Unraveling led to major shakeups within the company, including the firing of CEO Sam Altman and the resignation of co-founder Greg Brockman, resulting in Microsoft hiring them and almost all 700 OpenAI employees threatening to resign and join Microsoft.

TL Draw's experiment with GPT 4 Vision showcases the potential of AI technology by generating HTML and CSS code from drawings, while HTML First principles aim to simplify web software development and widen the pool of developers.

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OpenAI Unraveling: Sam Altman Fired, Greg Brockman Quits, and More

The OpenAI Unraveling has caused major shakeups within the company. Co-founder and CEO Sam Altman was fired due to a lack of consistent communication with the board. This decision led to co-founder Greg Brockman resigning. Microsoft CEO Satinadella demanded that Altman be reinstated, but the board hired former Twitch boss Emmett Sheer as the interim CEO instead. This series of events also resulted in Microsoft hiring Altman and Brockman, with Altman being named CEO of a new advanced AI research team. The upheaval continues as nearly all 700 OpenAI employees threaten to resign and join Microsoft.

Introduction

2min

Generating HTML and CSS from drawings and the goal of HTML First

3min

The Future of Coding and Teaching Children in a Changing World

2min

Exploring the Link Between Early Radio Exposure and AI Familiarity

2min

The internet watches OpenAI unravel in real-time, tldraw has a new experiment going with GPT-4 Vision that turns mockups into code, Tony Ennis makes the case for HTML First, James Somers writes a “eulogy” to coding for The New Yorker & Laurence Tratt describes and details four kinds of optimisation.

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