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OpenAI’s ‘Code Red’ Is Part Silicon Valley Tradition

Past memos have inspired transitions—or signaled doom ahead.

Sam Altman.

Photographer: Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images

There were metaphorical sirens going off this week at OpenAI, as the company marked ChatGPT’s third birthday with a call for urgent improvements. Technology features writer Austin Carr today puts the “code red” memo into context. Plus: Creators see opportunity in AI-generated videos for babies, and pesticides banned elsewhere are threatening food and water in Africa.

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