A bug in OpenAI’s plans
Former OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan is accused of hiding a recording device (wrapped in toilet paper) behind a TV in an executive conference room.
BI traced his path from Saudi Arabia’s gifted-student program to MIT, Facebook, and OpenAI.
A new ethical minefield unlocked
AI labs have found the perfect source of training data — your Slack DMs — and they’re offering business owners six-figure “exploding offers” to sell it.
The trouble is that employees rarely profit from — or know about — their workplace data being sold to the highest bidder. And some CEOs are getting blindsided.
Read more from our AI Data Grab series:
Netflix’s engagement problem
Netflix cut 6% of its staff, marking the deepest round of layoffs the streamer has conducted in years. It comes amid a brutal stretch for Netflix’s stock price.
But investors hardly reacted to the move. That’s because layoffs don’t address the core Netflix’s core issue, writes BI’s Peter Kafka.
Data centers’ hidden economy
Meta is building its largest-ever data center in a small Louisiana town, creating big opportunities for locals. From coffee shops to a business selling ice, residents are looking to serve the more than 7,500 workers on the job site.
BI’s Lauren Edmonds went to Louisiana and spoke to locals about the business boom.
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