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Many people here are probably getting started on machine learning, here's a blog post from Greg Brockman who recently left OpenAI with Sam Altman. I found this quite inspiring. (blog.gregbrockman.com)

submitted 2 years ago by obvithrowaway34434@alien.top to c/localllama@poweruser.forum

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[–] New_Lifeguard4020@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I have assummed that openAI only hires ML experts.

" For the first three years of OpenAI, I dreamed of becoming a machine learning expert but made little progress towards that goal. "

Is he just a student? But on the picture he looks older than a typical student. Dont get it why he was hired by openAI and for what role? And why I should care about the blog?

[–] obvithrowaway34434@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Look him up (he has a Wikipedia page) or ask ChatGPT. It will be much more easier than explaining in Reddit.

[–] IEatGnomes@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

From what I've read, top AI labs hire for proven aptitude. PhDs in Physics, SWEs that built impressive cutting-edge things, people already deep in ML research.

The field is so new that people like him can catch up in a few months and really know their stuff. They believe in talent density, fewer highly capable people. Although that might change if they want to grow to be giant tech cos - someone has to do the grunt work.

[–] Amgadoz@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

OpenAI hires ml experts AND software engineers. For the first few years at OpenAI, he was much more of the second as his knowledge of ml was very minimal.