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OpenAI taps Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear as interim CEO

GeekWire

OpenAI shocked the tech industry Friday when its board announced that Altman was out as CEO of the company he helped start in 2015. Reports indicate that a conflict between Altman’s ambitions for OpenAI and the mission of the nonprofit were at the core of the board’s decision to oust him as CEO and remove Brockman as chairman.

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Sam Altman’s ouster puts a new twist into OpenAI’s complicated relationship with Microsoft

GeekWire

The surprise removal of the OpenAI CEO on Friday is the buzz of the tech industry — raising questions about the company’s role in the AI revolution, the ambitions of Altman and his team, the impact of his exit on the rest of the tech industry, OpenAI’s complex corporate structure, and its unusual partnership with Microsoft.

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OpenAI won the battle, but it may have lost the war

Vox

The company was originally founded as a nonprofit focused on AI research in 2015. That allowed investors to pour money into OpenAI and potentially earn a return on it, though their profits would be capped, according to the rules of the new setup, and anything above the cap would revert to the nonprofit. The wider AI industry?

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Microsoft’s Erik Arnold merges passion for tech and philanthropy to help nonprofits gain digital success

GeekWire

Arnold spent time at the Gates-owned Corbis, at PATH, which has a close partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and now Microsoft, where Arnold is CTO of the company’s nonprofit-focused Tech for Social Impact. For many nonprofits, it’s not a lack of willingness to modernize, it’s simply not knowing where to start.”

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15 ways to grow as an IT leader in 2024

CIO Business Intelligence

Personally, I’ve been focusing on both structured learning through certificate courses or programs and attending industry conferences, which each offer unique benefits.” This could include leading an employee resource group or serving as a volunteer executive or board member at a nonprofit or professional association. Claffey Jr.,

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D&I programs help AllianceBernstein stand out for tech talent

CIO Business Intelligence

AllianceBernstein stands out in the financial services industry as a company that offers employees more than just competitive pay and benefits. based company works with job training nonprofit Year Up to recruit tech talent from underserved populations. Diversifying the talent pipeline. The Nashville, Tenn.-based

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How BUiLT unites Black IT pros and builds equity

CIO Business Intelligence

Behaviors to exclude me would happen in corporate [workplaces] and even in nonprofits where I volunteered, and I wasn’t prepared for them coming.” After closing his software company during the pandemic, Beasley turned toward the nonprofit space, working with several organizations, serving on the board of directors.

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