Darius Rafieyan

2 months ago | npr.org | Darius Rafieyan |Wailin Wong |Julia Ritchey |Kate Concannon

The name Charles Ponzi immediately recalls the financial scheme that bears his name. But what of the man who helped expose Ponzi's scheme? Today on the show, the incredible, little known story of Simon Swig, who upended Boston's financial and banking world in the early 20th century before crossing paths with the notorious scammer. Related episodes: Charles Ponzi's scheme For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.

Nov 7, 2024 | businessinsider.es | Darius Rafieyan

Miles Brundage, que asesora a la dirección de OpenAI en materia de seguridad y política, ha anunciado su marcha. Dijo que dejaba la empresa para tener más independencia y libertad para publicar. El equipo AGI Readiness que supervisaba se disolverá. Miles Brundage, asesor sénior de políticas y jefe del equipo de preparación para la Inteligencia Artificial General (AGI, por sus siglas en inglés) en OpenAI, dejará la empresa.

Oct 24, 2024 | businessinsider.com | Darius Rafieyan

Turf wars at OpenAI have seen leadership shake-ups on key teams, including post-training. The post-training team is currently led by Liam Fedus, a researcher who helped develop ChatGPT. Fedus is the third person to lead the in the past six months. The recent chaotic power struggles and turf wars within OpenAI have resulted in leadership shake-ups on some of the company's most important teams.

Oct 24, 2024 | businessinsider.com | Darius Rafieyan

Miles Brundage, who advises OpenAI leadership on safety and policy, announced his departure. He said that he's leaving the company to have more independence and freedom to publish. The AGI Readiness team that he oversaw will be disbanded. Miles Brundage, a senior policy advisor and head of the AGI Readiness team at OpenAI, is leaving the company. He announced the decision today in a post on X, which was accompanied by a Substack article explaining the decision.

Oct 24, 2024 | businessinsider.com | Ben Bergman |Sri Muppidi |Darius Rafieyan |Leena Rao |Rebecca Torrence |Nathan McAlone | +8 more

ince ChatGPT broke out in late 2022, artificial intelligence has cemented its place in mainstream consciousness. Hundreds of companies are now vying for leadership, mindshare, and billions of dollars in new funding. Data centers and electric grids are being reimagined on a scale never seen before. Look underneath all this frenetic activity, and you find humans powering a new technology era. Some are researchers and academics. Others are engineers, entrepreneurs, and founders.