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aizkyesterday at 3:15 PM8 repliesview on HN

AI news and ESPN feels interchangeable sometimes.


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clickety_clackyesterday at 3:19 PM

I’ve never seen names be big in the industry in this way before. It used to be founders, now it’s personalities.

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ssgodderidgeyesterday at 3:18 PM

Agreed! OpenAI even bought TBPN [1], who many have equated to ESPN for business. I think that even if Karpathy didn't add any new ideas to Anthropic (unlikely), adding him to the team is an interesting message to give to the market

[1] https://openai.com/index/openai-acquires-tbpn/

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drewbittyesterday at 3:38 PM

At least with sports teams they entertain me and I can be a fan. For "X person joins Y company" I don't have a reason to care.

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tclancyyesterday at 4:21 PM

Ooh, if there is a market for someone to be the Stephen A Smith here, I am waiting by the phone. I AM WAITING BY THE PHONE I mean.

mupuff1234yesterday at 3:31 PM

Wouldn't be surprised if companies with too much "superstar" talent suffer from the same issues as sport teams usually do.

bitwizeyesterday at 3:24 PM

But you won't be stuck in Bristol, CT covering AI news.

sfshyesterday at 5:25 PM

"I'm taking my talents to South Market"