OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is leaving the internal commission OpenAI created in May to oversee “critical” safety decisions related to the company’s projects and operations. In a blog post today, OpenAI said the committee, the Safety and Security Committee, will become an “independent” board oversight group chaired by Carnegie Mellon professor Zico Kolter, and including […]
Rising 4th-Generation Idol Suddenly Departs Group
Rocket Punch‘s Juri has left the group. Juri | Woollim Entertainment On May 24, Woollim Entertainment revealed that their contract with the Japanese idol had ended. In a statement to fans, the label shared the news with fans. Hello, this is Woollim Entertainment. We would like to thank our fans for their relentless support of […]
Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI co-founder and longtime chief scientist, departs
Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI’s longtime chief scientist and one of its co-founders, has left the company. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced the news in a post on X Tuesday evening. “This is very sad to me; Ilya is easily one of the greatest minds of our generation, a guiding light of our field, and a dear […]
Peloton announces 400 layoffs, 15% of the workforce, as CEO Barry McCarthy departs
Peloton, the exercise equipment maker and creator of online fitness classes, has announced that it’s laying off 15 percent of its workforce — 400 people — as CEO, president, and board director Barry McCarthy steps down after two years in the role. McCarthy, who was previously CFO at Spotify and Netflix, was coerced out of […]