Jaeden Schafer
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I think this is not that shocking by today's standards.
I think this is not that shocking by today's standards.
Like for comparison, we can look at the former OpenAI CTO, which is Miriam Maradi.
Like for comparison, we can look at the former OpenAI CTO, which is Miriam Maradi.
She started Thinking Machine Labs.
She started Thinking Machine Labs.
It was valued at $12 billion in its seed round last year.
It was valued at $12 billion in its seed round last year.
And Maradi also doesn't have the same kind of level of academic and industry credibility that I think a lot of people give to YANN.
And Maradi also doesn't have the same kind of level of academic and industry credibility that I think a lot of people give to YANN.
So I think, you know, like Lacan, he's a professor at New York University.
So I think, you know, like Lacan, he's a professor at New York University.
He's a former VP and chief AI scientist at Meta.
He's a former VP and chief AI scientist at Meta.
He's also a recipient of the prestigious AM Turing Award for his work on reinforcement learning.
He's also a recipient of the prestigious AM Turing Award for his work on reinforcement learning.
So I think right recently, there was this whole press release about it.
So I think right recently, there was this whole press release about it.
It kind of confirmed what a lot of people in the industry already assumed.
It kind of confirmed what a lot of people in the industry already assumed.