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Behind the Scenes, Sam Altman Is Absolutely Furious
The tug of war for artificial intelligence developers between Meta and OpenAI is devolving into a knock-down, drag-out fight. In an effort to revive his crumbling AI program, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has recently declared open season on OpenAI's staffers. The billionaire tech mogul is said to be hand-selecting AI researchers and developers to build out a "superintelligence" AI lab, offering up to $100 million in sign-on bonuses if they leave OpenAI for a seat at Meta's table. So far, OpenAI has lost at least eight researchers to Meta, as offers to top staff continue to grow. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman — never one to sit back and take it from his fellow billionaires — responded to the threat by giving his employees a mandatory week off as the company's executives scramble to plug the holes on their leaky ship. Meanwhile, Altman is fuming. In a fierce reply to Zuckerberg's poaching spree directed toward OpenAI's research department, Altman lashed out at his rival tech tycoon and made his lengthy case for why OpenAI employees should stand their ground. "We have gone from some nerds in the corner to the most interesting people in the tech industry (at least)," Altman said in a Slack post viewed by Wired. "AI Twitter is toxic; Meta is acting in a way that feels somewhat distasteful; I assume things will get even crazier in the future. After I got fired and came back I said that was not the craziest thing that would happen in OpenAl history; certainly neither is this." Altman's comments refer to a brief ousting by OpenAI's board of directors in 2023, before being reinstated just a few days later. "Meta has gotten a few great people for sure, but on the whole, it is hard to overstate how much they didn't get their top people and had to go quite far down their list; they have been trying to recruit people for a super long time, and I've lost track of how many people from here they've tried to get to be their Chief Scientist," Altman continued. "I am proud of how mission-oriented our industry is as a whole; of course there will always be some mercenaries," the CEO said, adding that "missionaries will beat mercenaries." To keep workers on the hook, Altman hinted that OpenAI is "assessing compensation for the entire research organization," according to Wired. "I believe there is much, much more upside to OpenAl stock than Meta stock." Both companies swirl around an almost messianic faith in "artificial general intelligence," or AGI, the supposed point at which AI's cognitive abilities match up to or exceed a human's. So far, that remains a pipe dream — Microsoft's CEO recently expressed doubts that OpenAI can achieve AGI — but the promise still looms large in the fight to build the dominant AI monopoly. "We actually care about building AGI in a good way," Altman evangelized. "Other companies care more about this as an instrumental goal to some other mission. But this is our top thing, and always will be." More on Altman: ChatGPT Encouraged Man as He Swore to Kill Sam Altman Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
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Steelers reward GM Omar Khan with contract extension after star-studded offseason
Signing Aaron Rodgers has so far yielded two very different results for his last two teams' general managers. After a busy offseason, Steelers GM Omar Khan received a new three-year contract extension Thursday. Advertisement Time will tell how Khan's moves turn out, but now-former Jets GM Joe Douglas was fired midway through last season with the same quarterback Pittsburgh currently has at the helm. Steelers general manager Omar Khan received a new contract Thursday. Imagn Images Joe Douglas was fired as Jets GM midway through last season. Bill Kostroun/New York Post While Rodgers' performance will determine much of the Steelers' outlook, Khan's other moves were some big-time swings, too. Earlier this week, Pittsburgh acquired seven-time Pro Bowl cornerback Jalen Ramsey, tight end Jonnu Smith and a seventh-round pick for safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and a fifth-round pick. The Steelers also parted ways with wide receiver George Pickens in a May trade with the Cowboys, and, in a separate deal, acquired DK Metcalf from the Seahawks at the same position. Aaron Rodgers is on a one-year. $13.65 million contract for this season with Pittsburgh. Getty Images 'Omar and his team have done a great job over the past three years in constructing our roster through the NFL Draft, strategic trades, and free agency,' Steelers president Art Rooney II said in a release. 'We look forward to continuing that trend that will lead to even more success on the field.' Advertisement Khan was hired as general manager in 2022 but is in his 25th season with the franchise, as he previously served as the team's vice president of football and business operations. 'I would like to thank Art Rooney II for his support,' Khan said. 'I believe we are building a championship roster and look forward to the 2025 season and beyond as our goals continue to be to bring another Super Bowl to the City of Pittsburgh and our great fans.' DK Metcalf is expected to be Aaron Rodgers' top receiving option this season. AP Head coach Mike Tomlin has been with the Steelers since the 2007 season. AP Khan and the Steelers are coming off a 10-7 season in which they were bounced in the first round of the playoffs. The Steelers last won a playoff game during the 2016-17 season despite five more appearances since that campaign. Advertisement The franchise will hope the 41-year-old Rodgers can pave the way for a successful year, as the roster around him is mostly strong. Rodgers went 5-12 as the starter in his lone full season with the Jets in 2024-25.
Bloomberg
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US Economy 'Holding Up Relatively Well,' IG Australia Says
IG Australia's Tony Sycamore says "the US economy seems to be holding up relatively well" and that the House passing the tax bill removes "some uncertainty with regards to the debt ceiling." Sycamore also shares his views on US equities, gold prices, Bitcoin and the Australian dollar. (Source: Bloomberg)
