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Nov 20, 2023 · Shear’s first company, a calendar startup named Kiko, graduated from Y Combinator’s program in 2005, part of an initial batch of companies that also included Reddit and Loopt, a location-based ...
Nov 21, 2023 · New OpenAI CEO Emmett Shear has a freewheeling approach to social media Shear has made over 10,000 posts on X in the last year. Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear in San Diego in October 2022, when he ...
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- Regaining trust. Top of the list will be gaining the trust of OpenAI’s staff and regaining that of its investors. In a three-point action plan, shared by Shear on X (formerly Twitter), he committed to hiring an independent investigator to “dig into the entire process leading up to this point and generate a full report”.
- Rebuilding the team. The departure of a number of employees from OpenAI has left Shear with the task of rebuilding the company. And there is the potential for many more staff to leave as rival companies prepare to poach the top talent and internal protests against the board’s actions continue.
- Prioritising safety. Concerns around generative AI’s rapid advancement continue to mount and countries around the world are currently exploring the best means to regulate the technology, without stifling innovation.
Emmett Shear (born 1983) is an American Internet entrepreneur and investor. [1] [a] He is the co-founder of live video platform Justin.tv . He served as the chief executive officer of Twitch when it was spun off from Justin.tv until March 2023.
Nov 20, 2023 · Shear left the company in March. He said that was due to the birth of his now 9-month-old son. After leaving Twitch, Shear became a visiting partner at Y Combinator, a startup incubator that ...
Nov 20, 2023 · — Emmett Shear (@eshear) November 20, 2023. Shear, with over 16 years of experience with the streaming platform Twitch, has been an outspoken advocate for the proper and responsible use of AI. While Altman's removal created uncertainty, discussions emerged about his potential return to the company.
Nov 20, 2023 · OpenAI is bringing in the former head of Twitch as interim CEO just days after the company pushed out its well-known leader Sam Altman, sparking upheaval in the AI world. Emmett Shear announced ...
