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News of the Day
$300M Not Enough? Altman Thinks So
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Criticizes Metaβs AI Hiring Tactics
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sent a strong message to researchers, calling Metaβs aggressive hiring efforts βdistastefulβ and highlighting why staying at OpenAI is more meaningful than chasing big salaries.
Meta offered up to $300M over four years to top AI talent but still missed their main targets, according to Altman.
Altman promised OpenAI is reviewing pay and claimed their stock has greater long-term value than Meta's.
He warned that Metaβs approach could cause βdeep cultural problems,β saying OpenAIβs mission is stronger than money alone.
This clash shows the growing tension between top AI companies competing for talent. Altman is trying to keep morale high at OpenAI, while Meta is pushing hard to build its AI power. The outcome could shape the future of both companiesβ AI ambitions.
Social Media
2nd News of the Day
AI Bots Now Need to Pay Up
Cloudflare now blocks AI bots by default on new sites and launches a bot payment system
Cloudflare has started blocking AI crawlers by default for new websites it protects. At the same time, it launched a new "Pay per Crawl" marketplace that lets publishers charge AI bots for accessing their content.
AI companies now need permission before crawling any of the 20% of the web Cloudflare protects
Publishers can set custom prices for bots based on how their data will be used
Big media outlets like TIME, The Atlantic, and CondΓ© Nast have joined the initiative due to AI bots reducing traffic to their sites
Cloudflare is becoming a gatekeeper for web data, which could reshape how AI tools access and use information. This may lead to more fair deals between AI firms and content creators, but it could also split the internet into paid content and free data sources.
Trending Tools of Day
Portia AI
Secure AI agents with tools, auth, and smart control
Lazy 2.0
One shortcut to capture & chat with your notes, everywhere
String.com
World's first AI automation engineer
Olive
Generate admin dashboards in minutes from a prompt
Nothing Phone (3)
Beyond lights, with the new Glyph Matrix
Everything else
π§βπ»Β Founderβs Formula: Founder Greg Isenberg just interviewed a vibe marketer to find out how he uses Claude Code and Cursor to build 500-customer products without technical expertise.
πΌοΈ Back to the Future: Ever wanted to see Abe Lincoln in full color? Someone just used AI to colorize famous historical photos, and the results are going viral.
π₯Β ASI Standoff: Software engineer Ashutosh Shrivastava thinks Meta might have just set up the ultimate AI showdown, with the companyβs optimistic, young Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang facing off against βGodfather of AIβ Yann LeCun, who doesnβt think AGI is within reach.
β¨Β Also Worth Checking Out: A prompt for generating 3D cityscapes, an OpenAI researcherβs AGI prediction, and a half-hour βmasterclassβ on AI agents.
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