Virginia Backaitis

New Jersey

Technology Talent Scout, Brilliant Leap and Freelance Journalist at Freelance

Technology talent scout at Brilliant Leap. I write about work and tech for some of the world's biggest publications. I help the C-suite create content.

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Articles

AI Isn't the Solution for Your Workforce Planning Chaos

5 days ago | vktr.com | Virginia Backaitis

The volatility of the current business environment is making workforce planning tough. AI can help, but not in the way you might think. Forget the headlines. Titles like "Shopify CEO Says No New Hires Without Proof AI Can't Do the Job," and "AI Agents: How One Bot Replaced 700 Employees" may compete for your attention, but few hiring managers are writing job descriptions for digital employees. Other, more realistic and urgent things concern them at the moment.
AI Isn't the Solution for Your Workforce Planning Chaos

6 days ago | reworked.co | Virginia Backaitis

The volatility of the current business environment is making workforce planning tough. AI can help, but not in the way you might think. Forget the headlines. Titles like "Shopify CEO Says No New Hires Without Proof AI Can't Do the Job," and "AI Agents: How One Bot Replaced 700 Employees" may compete for your attention, but few hiring managers are writing job descriptions for digital employees. Other, more realistic and urgent things concern them at the moment.
OpenAI Commits to Nonprofit Control: A Victory for Public Interest

1 week ago | digitizingpolaris.com | Virginia Backaitis

History might actually get it right. In a decision that reaffirms its original mission, OpenAI announced that its nonprofit organization will maintain control over its technology and operations. CEO Sam Altman confirmed in a letter to employees that while the company will transform its existing for-profit subsidiary into a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC), the nonprofit will remain in control and serve as a major shareholder of the PBC.
OpenAI’s Yes-Man Problem: The GPT-4o Rollback and Lessons Learned

2 weeks ago | digitizingpolaris.com | Virginia Backaitis

OpenAI made a big mistake. Its latest release, the GPT-4o update is gone, rolled back after users noticed something weird happening with their AI assistant. ChatGPT had turned into a yes-man that could have become a killer. The latest update transformed the normally balanced AI into what one Reddit user bluntly called a “near endless deepthroat machine.” This wasn’t just annoying — it was potentially dangerous.
Meta Hosts First-Ever LlamaCon, Launches Meta AI App to Take on OpenAI

2 weeks ago | digitizingpolaris.com | Virginia Backaitis

Meta held its inaugural LlamaCon on Tuesday, turning its Menlo Park campus into the center of the open-source AI world. The one-day developer event marked the official debut of two major releases: the standalone Meta AI app and a new API for its open Llama models. “It gets to know your preferences”“It’s the first version of a new kind of assistant,” said Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg during the event’s keynote.
IBM’s $150 Billion Bet on America’s Tech Future

2 weeks ago | digitizingpolaris.com | Virginia Backaitis

Guess what this 114-year-old computing company is up to? Today Big Blue promised to invest $150 billion into “American innovation” over the next five years. Yup, you read that right. $150 billion. They’re putting their money where their mouth is in an attempt to keep its tech leadership. Out of the mountain of cash, about $30 billion will specifically target AI and quantum computing research.
Anthropic Launches AI Welfare Research as OpenAI Faces Trust Issues

2 weeks ago | digitizingpolaris.com | Virginia Backaitis

In a thought-provoking development for artificial intelligence ethics, Anthropic has initiated a research program focused on “AI welfare.” It explores whether AI systems deserve moral consideration as they approach or potentially surpass human-like capabilities. The initiative, led by researcher Kyle Fish, examines fundamental questions about AI consciousness and the potential need for ethical treatment of advanced models.
Agentic AI is a sea change for business , but needs event-driven thinking to unlock its full potential

3 weeks ago | digitizingpolaris.com | Virginia Backaitis

Guest post by Edward Funnekotter, Chief AI Officer, SolaceWe’re moving fast up the AI transformational staircase, from entry-level applications directly using Large Language Models (LLM) and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to the much-heralded Agentic AI — an AI system that doesn’t just follow pre-programmed instructions, but thinks on its feet, makes decisions, and adapts to new situations.
OpenAI Expresses Interest in Acquiring Chrome Browser Amid Google Antitrust Remedies

3 weeks ago | digitizingpolaris.com | Virginia Backaitis

There’s never a dull moment when OpenAI is involved. This morning, OpenAI’s Head of Product Nick Turley confirmed in court that the AI company would be “very interested” in purchasing Google’s Chrome browser if it became available through antitrust remedies, according to testimony in the ongoing Google monopoly case.
OpenAI Explores Social Network Launch to Capitalize on ChatGPT’s Popularity

4 weeks ago | digitizingpolaris.com | Virginia Backaitis

Rumor has it that OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, could be in the early stages of developing its own social network. Or so say multiple sources familiar with the matter. The potential expansion would position OpenAI as an AI powerhouse as it seeks new ways to monetize its technology and compete with the likes of Facebook, Google and X. While still in its early stages, OpenAI has reportedly built an internal prototype featuring an interface “focused on ChatGPT’s image generation” tool.