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OpenAI’s Chief Futurist Is Leaving the Company
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OpenAI Chief Futurist Joshua Achiam leaves company after 9 years

OpenAI's Chief Futurist, Joshua Achiam, has announced that he is leaving the company later this month. Achiam joined OpenAI as an intern in 2017 and recently led its mission alignment team, which was disbanded in February. Achiam stated his departure was not motivated by a specific reason but noted that it is now possible to work on AI safety from outside frontier labs. His departure follows other high-profile safety exits, including Jan Leike, Miles Brundage, and Andrea Vallone. Achiam made headlines during the Musk v. Altman trial, testifying about interrupting Elon Musk's parting speech in 2018 over safety concerns. Following the incident, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Amazon AGI head David Luan gifted Achiam a golden donkey statue inscribed "Never stop being a jackass for safety."

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OpenAI’s Chief Futurist Is Leaving the Company
Jul 22, 202611
Operating a Humanoid With Your Body Is a Hot Job in China’s Hardware Capital
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Humanoid robot training centers open in China's hardware capital Yongkang

Massive humanoid robot training centers, locally called "robot schools," have opened in Yongkang, China's hardware capital. The state-backed initiative aims to integrate hardware manufacturing with physical AI data collection, where human trainers wear VR headsets to teach robots real-world tasks like sorting packages. Under a national plan, China aims to deploy 10,000 humanoid robots across industries by the end of 2026. The country has established 8 large data collection centers in cities like Beijing and Shanghai, where over 100 robots are trained simultaneously to build a massive open-source physical dataset. Leveraging Yongkang's power tool supply chain, manufacturers produce robotic parts locally, bypassing Western technology. Analysts estimate this ecosystem will significantly lower humanoid robot production costs within the next 2 years, accelerating their adoption in retail and services.

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Operating a Humanoid With Your Body Is a Hot Job in China’s Hardware Capital
Jun 18, 20269

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