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AI Pioneer Warns of Innovation Stagnation, Calls for Shift Beyond Transformer Models

** The co-creator of the transformer architecture, the technology underpinning models like ChatGPT and Claude, has expressed strong dissatisfaction with the current state of AI research. At a recent industry conference, Llion Jones warned that the field’s narrow focus is stifling creativity and delaying the next significant advancement. He is now dedicating his efforts to finding “the next big thing” beyond the technology he helped invent. **CONTENT:**

Architect of AI’s Foundation Declares It’s Time to Move On

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Accidental Leadership Epidemic: Facebook Co-founder Reveals CEO Burnout as Study Shows 82% of Bosses Never Planned to Manage

Dustin Moskovitz, Facebook cofounder and former Asana CEO, reveals the exhausting reality of accidental leadership. New research indicates 82% of managers never planned to lead teams, creating a growing workplace management crisis affecting companies worldwide.

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Dustin Moskovitz, the millennial co-founder of Facebook who later established Asana, has revealed that his thirteen-year tenure as CEO was never part of his original plan, according to reports. Despite building Asana into a $3.4 billion publicly traded company, Moskovitz told Stratechery that he found the leadership role “exhausting” and fundamentally mismatched with his personality.

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Former OpenAI Employee Launches Worktrace AI Startup with Mira Murati Backing

Angela Jiang, an early OpenAI product manager who helped build ChatGPT, has quietly launched Worktrace AI with backing from former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati. The startup was in talks to raise $10 million at a $50 million valuation this summer, focusing on AI-powered task automation for large businesses.

Former OpenAI product manager Angela Jiang has quietly launched a new artificial intelligence startup called Worktrace AI, with significant backing from former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati and other key figures from the ChatGPT creator. The stealth startup was in talks this summer to raise $10 million at a $50 million valuation, positioning it among the latest highly-valued AI ventures emerging from OpenAI alumni.

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