Scott Penberthy
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Real-World AI. Where AI actually pays off. 10 yrs @ Google | 300+ companies.
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Elvis is in the building.
The first solo unicorn 🦄 if true!
The first solo unicorn 🦄 if true!
OpenAI bought OpenClawView quoted post on X
Your initial gut reaction might be anger and rage, but I promise you are mistaken.
This is a win for EVERYONE involved (including you):
• OpenClaw remains open source
• The team gets way more resources to build incredible products and advance the vision of OpenClaw
• OpenAI gains an incredible builder (Peter Steinberger)
• Get the biggest PR boost ever
• They are finally viewed as 'Open'
• Get millions of people signing up for expensive ChatGPT plans to plug into OpenClaw
• Connect their name to the most powerful AI tool ever made
• Peter Steinberger's entire bloodline never has to worry about money ever again
OpenAI will NEVER close source OpenClaw or end the project. It would be brand suicide. They have no option but to keep it open source.
Their play here is clear: incentivize using OpenAI models for OpenClaw. Get a massive reputation boost. Hire the smartest builder in AI.
This will lead to WAY more revenue for OpenAI and even more importantly: gain the favor of the millions of people who adopted OpenClaw. This will be the biggest PR win in the history of AI and make Anthropic look like closed off walled garden authoritarians for banning people the last month.
Expect faster OpenClaw acceleration, ChatGPT plans BUILT for OpenClaw, and an AI tool that will only continue to dominate the world.
This is a win for everyone except Anthropic.
I’ve seen this firsthand with the brilliant kids of @tksworldhq where CNNs, LLMs, diffusion, and next gen sequencing are assumed and part of their daily vernacular. Ages 14-17.
Every AI founder I see now is 17 years oldView quoted post on X
I don't know what's happening
Good to see they're shipping early
www.prnewswire.com Every Cure Expands Collaboration with Google Cloud to Transform AI-Driven Drug Repurposing /PRNewswire/ -- Every Cure, a leading nonprofit dedicated to identifying and validating new uses for existing drugs, today announced an expanded collaboration... Props to hands-on @johnschulman2!
For creators that know the feeling of flow, taking a new idea from the ether and making it come alive with code is one of the great artistic joys.
For creators that know the feeling of flow, taking a new idea from the ether and making it come alive with code is one of the great artistic joys.
I shared the following note with my OpenAI colleagues today:View quoted post on X
I've made the difficult decision to leave OpenAI. This choice stems from my desire to deepen my focus on AI alignment, and to start a new chapter of my career where I can return to hands-on technical work. I've decided to pursue this goal at Anthropic, where I believe I can gain new perspectives and do research alongside people deeply engaged with the topics I'm most interested in. To be clear, I'm not leaving due to lack of support for alignment research at OpenAI. On the contrary, company leaders have been very committed to investing in this area. My decision is a personal one, based on how I want to focus my efforts in the next phase of my career.
I joined OpenAI almost 9 years ago as part of the founding team after grad school. It's the first and only company where I've ever worked, other than an internship. It's also been quite a lot of fun. I'm grateful to Sam and Greg for recruiting me back at the beginning, and Mira and Bob for putting a lot of faith in me, bringing great opportunities and helping me successfully navigate various challenges. I'm proud of what we've all achieved together at OpenAI; building an unusual and unprecedented company with a public benefit mission.
I am confident that OpenAI and the teams I was part of will continue to thrive without me. Post-training is in good hands and has a deep bench of amazing talent. I get too much credit for ChatGPT -- Barret has done an incredible job building the team into the incredibly competent operation it is now, with Liam, Luke, and others. I've been heartened to see the alignment team coming together with some promising projects. With leadership from Mia, Boaz and others, I believe the team is in very capable hands.
I'm incredibly grateful for the opportunity to participate in such an important part of history and I'm proud of what we've achieved together. I'll still be rooting for you all, even while working elsewhere.
