Why OpenAI's $555,000 head of preparedness role may be hard to fill

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Sam Altman.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is looking for a new head of preparedness.

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I asked 4 people how to break into AI, from a Microsoft PM to a Meta senior director. They shared the same, simple piece of advice.

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In 2025, I interviewed four tech industry professionals about how to break into AI.

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A godfather of AI shares the career advice he'd give to his 4-year-old grandson as AI displaces jobs

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Yoshua Bengio wearing a black suit with a bowtie.
"Work on the beautiful human being that you can become," Bengio said.

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I built a recruiting platform for AI jobs. Here's the challenging reality of the AI talent wars.

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Alfredo Mercedes.

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I was a senior director of GenAI at Meta. I have 4 tips for breaking into AI — including whether you need a Ph.D.

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Devi Parikh smiling
Parikh quit her job as a senior director of GenAI at Meta in 2024.

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Elon Musk says the AI 'supersonic tsunami' will eliminate desk jobs 'at a very rapid pace'

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Elon Musk is seen boarding Air Force One in New Jersey

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I dreamed of working at Goldman Sachs until I interned there. Now I'm living my new dream — running a Y Combinator AI startup.

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Raymond Zhao is the CEO and cofounder of Structured AI.

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I pivoted into AI at Google in the 2010s. Here's my top tip for breaking into the field, now it's easier than ever.

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Leung shared his top tip for breaking into AI with Business Insider.

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I landed a full-time job in AI at 21. Here's how I did it, and what I think made me stand out.

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Hung Nguyen got a full-time job offer from LoanOptions.ai.

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Meta CMO says there are 3 things that will determine whether AI causes companies to grow or shrink head count

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Meta CMO Alex Schultz is pictured.
Meta CMO Alex Schultz gave one way AI would shrink head count — and two ways AI would grow it.

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