|
November 18, 2023, 4:20 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| OpenAI: |
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman departs the company and leaves its board after a board review found he wasn't “consistently candid in his communications with the board” — The board of directors of OpenAI, Inc, the 501(c)(3) that acts as the overall governing body for all OpenAI activities …
More: The Guardian, New York Times, TechCrunch, BBC, The Register, The Economic Times, Ars Technica, Metaverse Post, Slate, CNBC, CoinDesk, Security Affairs, PCMag, Washington Post, Business Today, Forbes, Wired, IGN, Associated Press, The Hill, Financial Times, VentureBeat, Axios, Forbes, Financial Times, MarketWatch, Daring Fireball, Politico, The Verge, Cryptonews, Stack Diary, Bloomberg, The Crypto Basic, Reuters, Business Insider, Gizmodo, CoinGape, The Atlantic, GeekWire, Bankless Times, Fast Company, ZyCrypto, Analytics India Magazine, Neowin, Mashable, Coinspeaker, InfoRiskToday.com, Business Insider, PetaPixel, Unite.AI, SiliconANGLE, Quartz, Tom's Hardware, TechCrunch, DatacenterDynamics, Cybernews.com, Beyond Search, ZDNet, iClarified, OpenAI Developer Forum, SlashGear, nft now, CryptoSlate, CRN, Voicebot.ai, Supervised, GameRevolution, Wccftech, Telegraph, Windows Central, Rolling Stone, Bitcoin News, Seattle Business Journal, HackerNoon, Associated Press, Computerworld, The Decoder, Constellation Research, Deadline, Australian Financial Review, Reuters, Forbes, Forbes, The Messenger, Variety, NBC News, San Francisco Business Times, Decrypt, The Hollywood Reporter, The Information, Los Angeles Times, and Search Engine Journal
Threads: @pkafka, @taylorlorenz, @katienotopoulos, @dkthomp, @sejrstegn, @danielraffel, @anildash, @marcslove, @mike_isaac, @e.w.niedermeyer, @alexkantrowitz, @johnbattelle, @dohertyjf, @kevonil, @me_sean, @reckless1280, @salrodriguez, @rstephens, @tschleifer, @bzamayo, @daveleebbg, @kevinroose, and @katienotopoulos
Mastodon: @timnitGebru@dair … and @evacide@hachyderm.io
X: @sama, @sama, @ericnewcomer, @gdb, @openai, @karaswisher, @trungtphan, @nikitabier, @rishab_hegde, @nope_its_lily, @benparr, @alifarhat79, @johncoogan, @reedalbergotti, @charlesarthur, @tunguz, @convexdegen, @nikillinit, @sama, @iamdcinvestor, @suhail, @shiringhaffary, @cokedupoptions, @stshank, @eladgil, @var_epsilon, @suhail, @blader, @ylecun, @geoffreywoo, @palmerluckey, @munster_gene, @iampaulgrewal, @eghosao, @zsk, @muppettrading, @kantrowitz, @ericnewcomer, @quinnypig, @dee_bosa, @thestalwart, @palmerluckey, @mattturck, @karaswisher, @scobleizer, @zck, @hardmaru, @saranormous, @___frye, @munster_gene, @hsakatrades, @matthew_d_green, @loganbartlett, @karaswisher, @garybasin, @loganbartlett, @andercot, @mezaoptimizer, @bchesky, @fmanjoo, @blader, @esyudkowsky, @eladgil, @ashleevance, @anothercohen, @car0linehaskins, @ericjackson, @emostaque, @migueldeicaza, @tedchris, @adamscochran, @tobi, @counternotions, @mikedemarais, @zck, @jaltma, @romeensheth, @deepfates, @woj_zaremba, @bchesky, @whengoodenough, @tszzl, @scobleizer, @mlevchin, @alexrkonrad, @nickbilton, @bentossell, @ericschmidt, @gergelyorosz, @byrnehobart, @lachygroom, @autismcapital, @gregisenberg, @pitdesi, @danprimack, @warobusiness, @rafat, @ericnewcomer, @gergelyorosz, @ericnewcomer, @garymarcus, @localghost, @ericnewcomer, @garymarcus, @esyudkowsky, @ashleevance, @ericnewcomer, @jacqmelinek, @parkerconrad, @e0m, @andrewyng, and @alexrkonrad
| Greg Brockman / @gdb: |
Greg Brockman describes Ilya Sutskever's role in Sam Altman's firing and Brockman's removal from the OpenAI board, as well as Mira Murati's foreknowledge — Sam and I are shocked and saddened by what the board did today. Let us first say thank you to all the incredible people who we have worked with at OpenAI, our customers, our investors, and all of those who have been reaching out. We too are still trying to figure out exactly...
More: The Information, Axios, Neowin, International Business Times, and Wccftech
Threads: @esthercrawford and @parkert
X: @0interestrates, @nearcyan, @8teapi, @blader, @dseetharaman, @anothercohen, @chriszeoli, @autismcapital, @scottnover, @shanselman, @garymarcus, @karaswisher, @ctjlewis, @benparr, @balajis, @pitdesi, @minimaxir, @zebulgar, @saranormous, @saranormous, @tobi, @e0m, @balajis, @karaswisher, and @nivi. Forums: r/OpenAI
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
OpenAI co-founder and President Greg Brockman says he has quit the company “based on today's news” — Sam Altman isn't the only major OpenAI executive leaving the company on Friday. Hours after Altman was fired, with the board saying it “no longer has confidence in his ability …
More: ABC, Business Insider, Cointelegraph, TechCrunch, The Information, and CoinGape
X: @yacinemtb, @karaswisher, @_ali_taylor, @mckaywrigley, @jhong, @alexeheath, @bdsams, @alfred_lin, @functi0nzer0, @alexkolicich, @justindross, @autismcapital, @mattkrisiloff, @seconds_0, @minimaxir, @jamesrbuk, @vriparbelli, @emostaque, @bryancsk, @btibor91, @alexius_sc2, @danprimack, @silvermanjacob, @iancoldwater, @levie, @autismcapital, @sevensaints__, @alexrkonrad, @suhail, @levie, @karaswisher, @garymarcus, @avischiffmann, and @bchesky
Forums: Hacker News, r/OpenAI, r/technology, and Ars OpenForum
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
OpenAI CTO Mira Murati becomes the company's interim CEO — “Mr. Altman's departure follows a deliberative review process by the board, which concluded that he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities," the company said in its blog post.
More: Fortune, Wired, Fast Company, The Messenger, Reuters, The Hill, Business Insider, CoinGape, Mashable, iTnews, Decrypt, New York Times, Livemint, and TechCrunch
Threads: @joannastern and @tomwarrenuk
X: @esyudkowsky, @provisionalidea, @neilturkewitz, @wbhub, @nazneenrajani, @munster_gene, @zachtratar, @devahaz, @thezvi, @kateclarktweets, and @kyliebytes. LinkedIn: Richard Banfield
Forums: r/programare, r/JoeRogan, r/Futurology, r/aiwars, r/neoliberal, r/OpenAI, r/bayarea, r/Fauxmoi, r/agi, and r/TheAllinPodcasts
| Erin Woo / The Information: |
Sources: Mira Murati tried to calm shell-shocked employees in a companywide meeting following the firing of Sam Altman — OpenAI Interim CEO Mira Murati on Friday told staff in a companywide meeting that its relationship with Microsoft—its biggest outside source of capital and computing power … | Jon Victor / The Information: |
Sources: three senior OpenAI researchers resign, including Director of Research Jakub Pachocki, and Head of Preparedness Aleksander Madry — Three senior researchers at OpenAI resigned Friday night as the artificial intelligence developer suffered fallout from the firing of CEO Sam Altman … | Forbes: |
A look at OpenAI's unusual independent board of directors, which includes Quora CEO Adam D'Angelo, entrepreneur Tasha McCauley, and Georgetown's Helen Toner — AI giant OpenAI had an unusual board of directors for its controlling nonprofit. Here's who made the shocking decision to oust its cofounder and CEO.
More: Business Today, Livemint, International Business Times, and Cryptopolitan
| Kara Swisher / @karaswisher: |
Sources: Sam Altman's exit followed a “misalignment” between OpenAI's profit and nonprofit sides, given the company's development speed could be viewed as risky — Scoop: There are about to be a lot more major departures of top folks at @OpenAI tonight and I assume Altman will make a statement tonight. But, as I understand it, it was a “misalignment” of the profit versus nonprofit adherents at the company. The developer day was an issue.
More: The Information. Threads: @carnage4life, @alexheath, and @mathonan
X: @karaswisher, @austen, @basedbeffjezos, @austen, @karaswisher, @karaswisher, @karaswisher, @blader, @profnoahgian, @eladgil, @levie, @minimaxir, @karaswisher, @harrymccracken, @ryxcommar, @edzitron, @buccocapital, @karaswisher, @karaswisher, @durvidimel, @danprimack, @karaswisher, @quantian1, @sharongoldman, @nycsouthpaw, @localghost, @lmatsakis, @kantrowitz, @8teapi, @kimmaicutler, @lmatsakis, @garymarcus, @parkerortolani, and @danprimack. Forums: Hacker News
| Semafor: |
Source: Sam Altman was in the middle of raising money for a new VC fund focusing on hard tech when OpenAI fired him — Sam Altman was in the middle of raising money for a new venture capital fund focusing on hard tech when he stepped down as CEO of OpenAI, according to a person familiar with the matter.| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Source: Microsoft learned that OpenAI was ousting CEO Sam Altman just a minute before the news was published — Microsoft, which has invested billions in OpenAI, learned that OpenAI was ousting CEO Sam Altman just a minute before the news was shared with the world, according to a person familiar with the situation.
More: The San Francisco Standard, Business Insider, Business Today, Analytics India Magazine, Fast Company, and CoinGape
Threads: @ianhillmedia. X: @mgsiegler, @mgsiegler, @buccocapital, @mgsiegler, @petergyang, @growing_daniel, @inafried, @anshelsag, @karaswisher, @pitdesi, @davidclinchnews, @chriszeoli, @can, and @danprimack
Forums: Hacker News and r/singularity
| The Official Microsoft Blog: |
Satya Nadella says Microsoft has a “long-term agreement with OpenAI with full access to everything” it needs and remains “committed” to their partnership — As you saw at Microsoft Ignite this week, we're continuing to rapidly innovate for this era of AI …
More: Business Insider, Cryptopolitan, Bloomberg, and Business Insider
Threads: @alex.stamos, @tomwarrenuk, and @vishvanands
X: @satyanadella, @tomwarren, @howard, @nathanbenaich, @neilcybart, @karaswisher, @benbajarin, @tomwarren, @munster_gene, @divestech, and @anissagardizy8. Forums: Hacker News
| Forbes: |
More: Livemint, Business Today, International Business Times, and The Information
Threads: @tomgara. X: @gedmark, @villi, @evanepstein, @surabhia_et, @alexrkonrad, @karaswisher, @eladgil, and @dweisburd
| Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: |
Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount Global, Lionsgate, and Comcast suspend ads on X, joining other media and tech companies — - Apple has paused its online advertising campaigns on X, formerly Twitter, after owner Elon Musk made antisemitic comments on the platform.
More: Bloomberg, The Guardian, Livemint, Media Matters for America, Variety, Financial Times, Associated Press, and Bankless Times
Mastodon: @LALegault@newsie.social. Bluesky: @atomicgiant.bsky.social, @jasondashbailey.bsky.social, and @jeremylittau.bsky.social
| Ina Fried / Axios: |
More: New York Times, The Guardian, CNN, The Verge, Media Matters for America, Gizmodo, MacRumors, Bloomberg, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Euractiv, Axios, Watcher Guru, Semafor, TweakTown, The Information, Wired, CoinGape, KNSD-TV, BBC, Washington Post, Cryptopolitan, Gizchina, Bloomberg, New York Post, TechCrunch, CNBC, and Philip Elmer‑DeWitt
Threads: @mike_isaac, @mike_isaac, @ezraklein, @ashleysmithnow, @bobschooley, @jctemple, @karaswisher, @mossbergwalt, @carnage4life, @ethank, @alexkantrowitz, @parkerortolani, @daveleebbg, @technicallymims, @chancehmiller, @ethank, @sarahfrier, @mike_isaac, @parkerortolani, @mike_isaac, @abelian_cat, @ezraklein, and @alxwinter
Mastodon: @HuShuo@mastodon.social, @pallenberg@mastodon.social, @elkmovie@mastodon.social, @drahardja@sfba.social, @counternotions@mastodon …, @dangillmor@mastodon.social, @ianbetteridge@writing …, @GottaLaff@mastodon.social, and @jon@gruene.social. Bluesky: @philthepill.wtf
X: @lindayax, @elonmusk, @petergyang, @tomcoates, @kenklippenstein, @letsgomathias, @dylanbyers, @charlesarthur, @kerrymflynn, @sherman4949, @sarafischer, @pkafka, @fmanjoo, @chancehmiller, @dylanbyers, @tomaxwell, @teroterotero, @dylanbyers, @markgurman, @neilcybart, @neilcybart, @kantrowitz, and @teroterotero
LinkedIn: Jon-Stephen Stansel and Arjun Basu
Sponsor Posts
Google:
Try Gemini 3 Pro — Google's newest and most intelligent AI model that helps you bring any idea to life
Try Gemini 3 Pro — Google's newest and most intelligent AI model that helps you bring any idea to life
Shopify:
Shopify: Revolutionizing Commerce with Winter Edition '26 — Over 150+ new features transform how merchants build, design, and grow—with technology that amplifies creative vision.
Shopify: Revolutionizing Commerce with Winter Edition '26 — Over 150+ new features transform how merchants build, design, and grow—with technology that amplifies creative vision.
Zoho:
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control — Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control — Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.Featured Podcasts
Big Technology Podcast:
OpenAI's 2026 Priority, Disney's AI Play, Datacenter Buildout Trouble
The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators.
Subscribe to Big Technology Podcast.
Hard Fork:
Australia Kicks Kids Off Social Media + Is the A.I. Water Issue Fake? + Hard Fork Wrapped
The future is already here. Each week, journalists Kevin Roose and Casey Newton explore and make sense of the latest in the rapidly changing world of tech.
Subscribe to Hard Fork.
Access:
Why the next AI frontier is phone calls, with Beside CEO Maxime Germain
A show about the tech industry's inside conversation, hosted by tech reporter Alex Heath and founder whisperer Ellis Hamburger.
Subscribe to Access.
Great Chat:
So what happens after AGI?
A podcast mostly about tech. Brought to you weekly by Angela Du, Sally Shin, Mac Bohannon, Helen Min, and Ashley Mayer.
Subscribe to Great Chat.
Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith:
Ted Sarandos: Netflix and how tech changed storytelling
Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith speaks with leaders in government, business, and culture to explore the most critical challenges at the intersection of technology and society.
Subscribe to Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
Lachlan Cartwright Started in Tabloids. Now He's a Must-Read Media Gossip.
Media and tech aren't just intersecting - they're fully intertwined. To understand how those worlds work, Peter Kafka talks to industry leaders, upstarts and observers.
Subscribe to Channels with Peter Kafka.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 4:20 AM ET, November 18, 2023.
The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated.
From Mediagazer
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:Pamela McClintock / The Hollywood Reporter:
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Benj Edwards / Ars Technica: |
More: Cambridge Dictionary and University of Cambridge
| Cristina Criddle / Financial Times: |
X: @kantrowitz, @cristinacriddle, @brianroemmele, and @mrgunn
Forums: r/technews, r/StableDiffusion, and Ars OpenForum
| Martin Coulter / Reuters: |
More: MacRumors, AppleInsider, Observer, MacSecurity.net, The Register, SiliconANGLE, iPhone in Canada Blog, and Silicon Republic
X: @eucourtpress, @florian4gamers, @florian4gamers, @lewis_crofts, @lewis_crofts, and @samuelstolton
Forums: Hacker News and MacRumors Forums
| Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
More: Axios and VICE
X: @doratki. LinkedIn: Dr. Chase Cunningham, Vincent McKnight, and Bruno Rodrigues. Forums: r/technology
| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
More: CNBC, Business Insider, MarketWatch, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, and The Verge
Earlier Picks
| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
More: Coinbase, The Daily Hodl, Cryptonews, CoinGape, and Unchained Crypto
| Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: |
| Ted Johnson / Deadline: |
More: Garbage Day, Wired, Washington Post, New York Times, Slate, Techdirt, Politico, and Vox
X: @tiktokpolicy, @yashar, @donie, @nycsouthpaw, @vanessid, @heerjeet, @knibbs, @broderick, @janelytv, @jason_koebler, @washingtonpost, @ali_lev, @ggreenwald, @jason_koebler, @buccocapital, @abolishnato, @semaforben, @normative, @seyitaylor, @normative, @allezlesboulez, @parkermolloy, @omarsakrpoet, @stevesi, @jasonabbruzzese, @jwherrman, @dancow, @normative, @zei_squirrel, and @nikitabier
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |