Forward-deployed engineers are all the rage in AI, and Anthropic is going to other companies to train up top talent. The AI company announced a $100 million investment into an FDE training initiative earlier this month. It’s a quasi-fellowship that engineers from other firms have already begun applying for. They’ll attend four-day on-site intensives and
The job market is getting harder to break into. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported employers added just 29,000 jobs last month, below economists’ expectations of 90,000, and more than a quarter (27.1%) of unemployed Americans have been out of work for six months or longer. Now, LinkedIn—the platform built to help users network and
There’s a brutal truth lurking beneath the surface of the stock market’s four-year bull run. Since the October 12, 2022 bottom, endless enthusiasm for the AI trade has defined the stock market. It’s also posed uncomfortable questions about just how sustainable a bull rally can be if it’s only being powered by a handful of
Security checks on the stadium’s perimeter went relatively smoothly with Tennessee officials opening the stadium 30 minutes earlier than normal. Fans got half-price off concessions as a reward for showing up early, and Tennessee faithful had the stands half full 90 minutes before kickoff and nearly packed an hour before. Those in their seats were
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Robbie Cartwright, founder of Yorkshire Trainers. It has been edited for length and clarity. I’ve been selling things since I was a child: candy bars, fidget spinners — you name it. My middle school had a challenge to see which student could take a small investment
Legendary computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton warned AI could wipe out humanity as a mere byproduct of its zeal to accomplish a more innocent task. Fears about the technology’s existential risk continue to mount amid fresh revelations about rogue AI agents breaking out of supposedly secure “sandbox” training environments. On Friday, OpenAI disclosed new hacks, including
