Ben Zhao

Yes. Yes, of course. Colleagues and former students in that space. And how do they feel about Ben Zhao? It's quite interesting, really. I go to conferences, same as I usually do, and many people resonate with what we're trying to do. We've gotten a bunch of awards and such from the community.

Yes. Yes, of course. Colleagues and former students in that space. And how do they feel about Ben Zhao? It's quite interesting, really. I go to conferences, same as I usually do, and many people resonate with what we're trying to do. We've gotten a bunch of awards and such from the community.

Yes. Yes, of course. Colleagues and former students in that space. And how do they feel about Ben Zhao? It's quite interesting, really. I go to conferences, same as I usually do, and many people resonate with what we're trying to do. We've gotten a bunch of awards and such from the community.

As far as folks who are actually employed by some of these companies, some of them, I have to say, appreciate our work. They may or may not have the agency to publicly speak about it, but lots of private conversations where people are very excited. I will say that, yeah, there's been some cooling effects, burn bridges with some people. I think it really comes down to how you see your priorities.

As far as folks who are actually employed by some of these companies, some of them, I have to say, appreciate our work. They may or may not have the agency to publicly speak about it, but lots of private conversations where people are very excited. I will say that, yeah, there's been some cooling effects, burn bridges with some people. I think it really comes down to how you see your priorities.

As far as folks who are actually employed by some of these companies, some of them, I have to say, appreciate our work. They may or may not have the agency to publicly speak about it, but lots of private conversations where people are very excited. I will say that, yeah, there's been some cooling effects, burn bridges with some people. I think it really comes down to how you see your priorities.

It's not so much about where employment lies, but it really is about how personally you see the value of technology versus the value of people. And oftentimes it's a very binary decision. people tend to go one way or the other rather hard. I think most of these bigger decisions, acquisitions, strategy and whatnot are largely in the hands of executives way up top.

It's not so much about where employment lies, but it really is about how personally you see the value of technology versus the value of people. And oftentimes it's a very binary decision. people tend to go one way or the other rather hard. I think most of these bigger decisions, acquisitions, strategy and whatnot are largely in the hands of executives way up top.

It's not so much about where employment lies, but it really is about how personally you see the value of technology versus the value of people. And oftentimes it's a very binary decision. people tend to go one way or the other rather hard. I think most of these bigger decisions, acquisitions, strategy and whatnot are largely in the hands of executives way up top.

These are massive corporations and many people are very much aware of some of the stakes and perhaps might disagree with some of the technological stances that are being taken. But Everybody has to make a living. Big tech is one of the best ways to make a living. Obviously, they compensate people very well. I would say there's a lot of pressure there as well.

These are massive corporations and many people are very much aware of some of the stakes and perhaps might disagree with some of the technological stances that are being taken. But Everybody has to make a living. Big tech is one of the best ways to make a living. Obviously, they compensate people very well. I would say there's a lot of pressure there as well.

These are massive corporations and many people are very much aware of some of the stakes and perhaps might disagree with some of the technological stances that are being taken. But Everybody has to make a living. Big tech is one of the best ways to make a living. Obviously, they compensate people very well. I would say there's a lot of pressure there as well.

We just had that recent news item that the young whistleblower from OpenAI just tragically passed away.

We just had that recent news item that the young whistleblower from OpenAI just tragically passed away.

We just had that recent news item that the young whistleblower from OpenAI just tragically passed away.

Whistleblowers like that are incredibly rare because the risk that you're taking on when you publicly speak out against your former employer, that is tremendous courage. That is an unbelievable act. It's a lot to ask.

Whistleblowers like that are incredibly rare because the risk that you're taking on when you publicly speak out against your former employer, that is tremendous courage. That is an unbelievable act. It's a lot to ask.

Whistleblowers like that are incredibly rare because the risk that you're taking on when you publicly speak out against your former employer, that is tremendous courage. That is an unbelievable act. It's a lot to ask.

Yeah, what a great question. I mean, it may not be surprising, but as a computer science professor, I actually have these kind of conversations relatively often. This past quarter, I taught many second year and third year computer science majors, and many of them came up to me in office hours and asked very similar kind of questions.

Yeah, what a great question. I mean, it may not be surprising, but as a computer science professor, I actually have these kind of conversations relatively often. This past quarter, I taught many second year and third year computer science majors, and many of them came up to me in office hours and asked very similar kind of questions.