Rachel Metz

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WAIT A SECOND why don’t they just call it “Fruit by the Yard”?

the other morning, my 4yo gave me a snuggle and asked me what i want her children to call me when i'm a grandma. i had to admit i hadn't thought that far ahead.

after a good, old-fashioned tsunami warning i am trying to breathe, calm myself, get into a meditative space, and meet a deadline 🫠

OpenAI CEO Received $76,001 in Pay Last Year, Filing Shows The modest sum was one of a number of disclosures the nonprofit made this week.

We got OpenAI's 2023 Form 990 IRS filing and there are some interesting details — such as that CEO Sam Altman received $76k in compensation last year, and Emmett Shear, who was interim CEO for a few days during Altman’s ouster, got $3,720.

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Demanding that people go back to the office five days a week has been shown to punish staff who are lower-income, parents, and disabled. It is also not necessary for reporters and journalists who do much of their work in the field, on the phone, or on laptop computers that can be used anywhere.

Hanukkah and Christmas are coming up fast!

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Now my husband is looking at the calorie counts for every item in our pantry. 😅

Yes honestly please ask your preferred chatbot about this one

Ohhh this is a good explanation!

Exactly! What is happening??

Please help my family solve this Trader Joe’s frozen tamale math problem. If you eat the two tamales in the package, where are the additional 10 calories coming from?!

Hello! Seeing a lot of new faces so here’s a brief intro: I’m Rachel Metz, I cover AI for Bloomberg, and I love to tell impactful stories. If you ever want to reach me *confidentially* about anything AI-related that you think is sensitive, I’m on Signal at rachelmetz.11. I’m always happy to chat!

Adventures in Babysitting!! Omg I remember that one.

Omg of course there is a novel of course.

Ahaha that’s fascinating. We noticed they were in the basement but that seemed… weird. 😂

“After years of pushing out increasingly sophisticated AI products at a breakneck pace, three of the leading AI companies are now seeing diminishing returns from their costly efforts to build newer models.”

Hear me out: “Home Alone” still slaps! (Watching it with my 8yo this weekend and it with the exception of some obvious plot holes — like how did they happen to have all those mannequins just lying around? — it’s still so funny.)

I started using twitter actively about 6 or so years after signing up for it so if that’s any indication, I should get the hang of this one by roughly 2030. Roughly.

This is big: we learned 3 of the hottest AI companies — OpenAI, Google and Anthropic — are all struggling to build their next frontier AI models. Read @shiringhaffary.bsky.social @dinabass.bsky.social @julialove.bsky.social and me on what’s happening and what’s next. Gift link!

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Omg you guys this fuckin sandwich 🥹

OpenAI Co-Founder Returns to Startup After Monthslong Leave OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman has returned to the artificial intelligence startup three months after taking a leave from his role as president, bringing a key figure back to the C-suite amid an exod...

Guess who's back?👀 @shiringhaffary.bsky.social has the scoop on the return of OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman, who took a 3-month leave from his role as president. This brings a key figure back to the C-suite amid an exodus of top executives. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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HOW COULD WE NOT

wait were you guys all here *this whole time* talking about shit without me lol

hiiiii what are we posting about now/is this thing on etc