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2023-11-21 22:00更新：OpenAI官推更新宣布Sam Altman回归CEO🎉
2023-11-20凌晨更新：Sam & Greg 加入 Microsoft，任何OpenAI的员工都可以直接跟随加入
> Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, together with colleagues, will be joining Microsoft to lead a new advanced AI research team
https://twitter.com/satyanadella/status/1726509045803336122 (https://twitter.com/satyanadella/status/1726509045803336122)
Guest
李泉来: LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/quanlai/), Website (http://quanlai.li), DrLambda (https://drlambda.ai)
Show Notes
[00:00:00] Structure of OpenAI
History of OpenAI
The dinner: https://blog.gregbrockman.com/my-path-to-openai#the-dinner_1 (https://blog.gregbrockman.com/my-path-to-openai#the-dinner_1)
Board of OpenAI before Friday https://openai.com/our-structure#the-structure-in-more-detail (https://openai.com/our-structure#the-structure-in-more-detail)
"While our partnership with Microsoft includes a multibillion dollar investment, OpenAI remains an entirely independent company governed by the OpenAI Nonprofit. Microsoft has no board seat and no control. And, as explained above, AGI is explicitly carved out of all commercial and IP licensing agreements."
[00:11:55] Board - Okay so OpenAl board is (https://x.com/sergeykarayev/status/1725617880589635596?s=20)
Ilya, got it, makes sense
Helen Toner, DC policy person, fine
Adam D'Angelo, CEO of Quora, okay I guess but why though
Tasha McCauley, "tech entrepreneur" and funny enough also wife of Joseph Gordon-Levitt, how did this board come together?
[00:15:48] 逐出Sam的猜测
https://twitter.com/gdb/status/1725736242137182594 (https://twitter.com/gdb/status/1725736242137182594) Ilya firing Sam and Greg on Google Meet
https://manifold.markets/sophiawisdom/why-was-sam-altman-fired (https://manifold.markets/sophiawisdom/why-was-sam-altman-fired)
Ilya vs Sam/Greg
[00:26:50] Sam 回归？
https://www.reuters.com/technology/openais-86-bln-share-sale-jeopardy-following-altman-firing-information-2023-11-18/ (https://www.reuters.com/technology/openais-86-bln-share-sale-jeopardy-following-altman-firing-information-2023-11-18/)
https://www.reuters.com/technology/openai-board-discussions-with-sam-altman-return-ceo-verge-2023-11-18/ (https://www.reuters.com/technology/openai-board-discussions-with-sam-altman-return-ceo-verge-2023-11-18/)
[00:30:15] 下一步进展的小小预测
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这一期我们几位硅谷程序员讨论各自对近期科技行业大规模裁员的观察，看法和个人的应对措施。
Notes
[00:00] Guest intro.
[02:00] Layoff stories.
[16:45] Reasons, patterns, signals of a layoff.
https://news.shopify.com/changes-to-shopifys-team (https://news.shopify.com/changes-to-shopifys-team): We bet that the channel mix - the share of dollars that travel through ecommerce rather than physical retail - would permanently leap ahead by 5 or even 10 years. It’s now clear that bet didn’t pay off.
https://blog.google/inside-google/message-ceo/january-update/ (https://blog.google/inside-google/message-ceo/january-update/): Ensure that our people and roles are aligned with our highest priorities as a company.
https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/08/airtable-layoffs/ (https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/08/airtable-layoffs/): We’ve identified the teams best positioned to capture the opportunity in enterprise in order to bring complete focus, alignment and accountability in our execution.
[23:28] What explains recent tech layoffs, and why should we be worried? (https://news.stanford.edu/2022/12/05/explains-recent-tech-layoffs-worried/) - Research says layoff does not reduce cost.
[24:10] Reason for layoff and hiring at the same time.
[25:40] Cash reserve != lower layoff probability
[27:00] Prioritize growth when money is cheap; prioritize “rule of 40” in today’s world.
[28:35] Layoff patterns at team level. You don’t know the truth of the “algorithm”. Decisions happen at Director+, even SVP level (https://twitter.com/gergelyorosz/status/1616439379123376128?s=46). Line managers and skip managers don’t have the layoff list. Data collection before executing the layoff.
[33:25] Meta vs Google layoff strategy difference.
[36:05] Avoid taking on risky projects.
[37:20] Survival tips for individual contributors
Layoffs are random. Always have a backup plan.
Business critical team; performance evaluation.
Importance of organizational visibility.
Be mentally prepared.
Do enough people work.
Follow the trend.
[48:00] Macro tech industry trend.
[52:08] Ending words.
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