A former OpenAI employee explains the 'open secret' of AI: Companies are building systems they still can't reliably control

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Daniel Kokotajlo explains the open secret of AI.

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I'm a Meta data scientist. My Ph.D sets me apart in Big Tech — but I wouldn't recommend my path to everyone.

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Ramanathan said his Ph.D taught him to value skepticism and verification.

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The AI industry is turning to an old energy favorite to bring its data centers online fast

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A natural gas plant in Garden City, Texas.

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Cloudflare CEO says Cloudflare is not a great name, but that it's better than his original idea

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Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince doesn't like the name of his company.

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Read the memo: Cloudflare is laying off 1,100 employees to prepare for 'the agentic AI era'

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Cloudflare is laying off 1,100 staff as it prepares for "the agentic AI era," the company announced on Thursday.

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Compute is destiny. Google just proved it.

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Colorful pipes carrying water in and out of a Google data center in Oregon back in 2012.
Colorful pipes carrying water in and out of a Google data center in Oregon back in 2012.

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Why Big Tech's $700 billion AI splurge is misleading

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

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I'm a Big Tech executive with ADHD and anxiety. Neurodivergence has its downsides, but I've turned my habits into strengths.

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Wainwright Yu.

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Meta just told staff it isn't ruling out further layoffs

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

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Amazon pushes AI use and closely tracks adoption, as some employees push back

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy

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