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Watching OpenAI unravel in real-time (Changelog News #71)

Nov 20, 2023
08:49
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Tony Ennis makes the case for HTML First, James Somers writes a 'eulogy' to coding for The New Yorker, and Laurence Tratt describes and details four kinds of optimization.
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Quick takeaways

  • OpenAI faced a major leadership crisis with the firing of their CEO and co-founder, prompting a significant shakeup in the tech industry.
  • TL Draw's experiment with GPT-4 Vision highlights the potential of AI in web design and development, while HTML First principles aim to make web software more accessible to a wider audience.

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OpenAI Unraveling: Co-founder Sam Altman fired and major shakeup follows

In a whirlwind series of events, OpenAI announced the firing of co-founder and CEO Sam Altman due to lack of consistent candor with the board. This prompted co-founder Greg Brockman to quit in response. Microsoft CEO Satinadella demanded Sam's reinstatement, but the board stood firm and hired former Twitch boss Emmett Sheer as interim CEO. Microsoft then hired Sam and Greg, naming Sam as CEO of a new advanced AI research team. This sequence of events caused nearly all 700 OpenAI employees to threaten resignation and consider joining Microsoft, making it the biggest shakeup in the tech industry since last November's launch of Jatch DPT.

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