… One of them was led by Mishchenko and Thibault Sottiaux, a former Google DeepMind researcher who’s now OpenAI’s head of Codex. Initially, they were most interested in coding agents as a way to speed up AI research—automating the grunt work of managing training runs and monitoring GPU clusters. …
… Silver’s reputation as being both a top researcher and frankly, not an asshole, may work in his favor when it comes to recruiting talent. “I think it matters immensely to researchers,” Huang says. …
… The company’s Advanced AI Scaling Framework outlines safety checks that the company will perform as its models become increasingly advanced.
… While Musk has long raised alarms about AI safety, his current firm, xAI, has been criticized by researchers at other AI labs for its “reckless” safety culture. …
… Apple has also doubled bounties for researchers who detect any Lockdown Mode bypass, with payouts up to $2 million. …
… And that makes sense, because you still need people managing the AI agents, but if AI agents can do the work of more junior employees, then perhaps you need less of them. …