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TL;DROpenAI's safety chief left, citing serious problems with the company's culture.
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David Robinson, ex-OpenAI safety and policy: SV lacks a safety-centric
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Amazon responds to data center backlash, says it no longer uses NDAs
TL;DRAmazon stops using NDAs to hide data center details from the public.
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