🗣️ OK, sure: OpenAI is allegedly branching out and working on an X-like social media platform. It's unclear whether this would be a stand-alone platform or part of ChatGPT. Having a social media platform would allow OpenAI to train its AI off of real-time data, like Meta and xAI.
🤷 No safety, no problem: When OpenAI released its new family of models, GPT-4.1, on Monday, it did so without a safety report as it typically would. OpenAI said it's not going to release one this time. These reports show the tests conducted internally on a model and aren't always flattering.
🎙️ Time for seconds: On this week's episode of the StrictlyVC Download, Hans Swildens, the founder and CEO of Industry Ventures, breaks down what's going on in the secondaries market right now, offers a look at the current liquidity crunch, and more.
🔍 Deel in Dubai: Rippling has been trying to serve Deel CEO Alex Bouaziz with no luck because they couldn't find him. Turns out, he's been in Dubai. The UAE has a reputation for being a safe haven for folks avoiding extradition. Somehow this story keeps getting crazier.
🤐 This diva: Apparently back in 2022, Mark Zuckerberg suggested wiping everyone's Facebook friends from their accounts as a possible solution to Facebook's declining significance. It's for the best that didn't happen because I think a lot of people would have just logged off for good.
