Karpathy Moves to Anthropic for Frontier LLM Work
Andrej Karpathy announced he has joined Anthropic to focus on core research after leaving his AI education startup.
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Karpathy Joins Anthropic to Resume Frontier LLM Research
Andrej Karpathy has left his AI education startup to join Anthropic, citing the next few years of large language model development as especially formative.
Karpathy Returns to Frontier LLM Work at Anthropic
Andrej Karpathy has joined Anthropic to resume hands-on research on large language models after founding an education startup last year.
Jury Rules Musk’s OpenAI Lawsuit Came Too Late
A California jury found Elon Musk waited past the three-year limit to sue Sam Altman and OpenAI over the company’s shift to a for-profit model.
Paying Off Data Center Neighbors Is the Only Realistic Path Forward
Local resistance to new data centers stems from real burdens, and direct compensation offers the clearest way to resolve it.
arXiv Imposes One-Year Ban on Researchers Who Submit Unchecked AI Papers
arXiv will suspend authors for a full year if their submissions contain clear evidence of unverified generative AI output, according to the platform’s computer science section chair.
ArXiv Sets One-Year Ban for Unchecked AI Content in Submissions
The preprint server will suspend authors who include LLM output without verification, treating such papers as untrustworthy by default.
OpenAI Locks In Greg Brockman as Permanent Head of Products
OpenAI has ended the interim arrangement and given cofounder Greg Brockman formal control of product strategy while it continues to merge its separate offerings.
Apple Frames AI as Infrastructure, Not Its Next Hit Product
Apple executives told John Gruber that the company ships experiences, not raw technology, pushing back on calls for a standalone “killer AI” product.
arXiv Imposes One-Year Ban on Researchers Who Submit Unchecked AI Papers
arXiv will suspend authors for twelve months when their submissions show clear signs of unverified large-language-model output.
Greg Brockman Takes Permanent Control of OpenAI Products
OpenAI has made Greg Brockman’s oversight of product strategy official as the company reorganizes to combine its main offerings under one structure.
Brockman Locks In Permanent Product Role at OpenAI
OpenAI has made Greg Brockman’s leadership of product strategy official, ending his interim stint and folding it into his existing infrastructure duties.
Software Thrives When Built on Obsession and Personal Voice
John Gruber revisits his 2009 talk on obsession and voice in software, using developer David Smith's six-year Pedometer++ project as a modern example of indie creation that prioritizes passion over quick profits.
TikTok 'Speed Runs' Target Scientology's Hollywood Headquarters
Adolescent boys are rushing Scientology's Hollywood headquarters in 'speed runs' for TikTok videos that garner millions of views, leading to user-created building blueprints from the footage.
Apple Hands CEO Role to Hardware Chief John Ternus as Tim Cook Moves to Chairman
Apple announces Tim Cook stepping down as CEO to become executive chairman, with John Ternus taking the role, as discussed on Daring Fireball's The Talk Show podcast.
Tim Cook's Tariff Refund Playbook
Apple CEO Tim Cook pledges to reinvest any tariff refunds into U.S. innovation during an earnings call, blending financial recovery with political savvy.
Meta Cancels Kenyan Contract After Privacy Scandal Hits AI Glasses Footage Review
Meta cancels a Kenyan contract for reviewing sensitive AI glasses footage after reports revealed workers viewing users' private moments, highlighting privacy risks in AI training.
Tim Cook's Tariff Refund Gambit Keeps Apple in Washington's Good Graces
Tim Cook pledges to reinvest any Apple tariff refunds into U.S. innovation, a move that dodges political backlash while leveraging vague prior commitments for flexibility.