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"No, that's just a big mistake," he said when asked about using synthetic data as a way to keep scaling large language models. "Maybe it's the next big lesson." https://bit.ly/45AqgbE

"I think for companies that have the resources and scale, if they have an independent dataset, that is a path that they will go, no question," Hims & Hers CEO Andrew Dudum said. "The cost can be upwards of 70, 80% less." https://bit.ly/4xNtDYA

"We want your pee to cool these data centers." https://bit.ly/4xbHV5w

"It's not what you say. It's what you do," Keke Palmer said. https://bit.ly/45C8yV7

Paramount Skydance has a favorite company to hire from: Google. David Ellison's company has brought on two more former Google execs, product chief Dane Glasgow told employees in a memo on Tuesday afternoon. Nick Lee, who was the corporate vice president of Microsoft AI, is Paramount's new EVP of media systems. Before joining Microsoft, Lee was a senior director of engineering at Google for nearly 17 years. Suzanne Pellican, who most recently worked as Google's VP of ads user experience, is also an EVP and the head of design. Prior to her more than eight years at Google, Pellican spent over 14 years at Intuit. The hires reflect an "increased investment and focus" in Paramount's products business, a person familiar with the team's strategy said. Read more about the hires on Business Insider: https://lnkd.in/eGWZFCji (Credit: Getty Images) #paramount #google #newhires

The return-to-office push has been gaining ground, but some companies are going in the opposite direction. Business Insider reporter Ana Altchek reporter Tim Paradis looked at 12 companies sticking with flexible work policies — and why they believe remote work can help them recruit and retain talent. Read more: https://lnkd.in/etZngVPW

Handshake AI will pay $6 per page — but they need to be accepted by the firm and deemed "high quality." Most importantly, you need to own them. https://bit.ly/4qr631l

Long after the goodbye cake is gone, you could still be valuable to your employer. The digital trail that employees create at work has become a hot commodity for companies looking to build and train AI models — sometimes, as with Spirit Airlines, outlasting the businesses that accumulated it. Google won a bidding war, paying $10 million for Spirit's internal data, according to a bankruptcy court filing dated August 14. The trove includes the airline's internal documents, workflows, emails, some 500 million Teams messages, and its codebase. It excludes customer data and has been anonymized, Google said. Spirit stopped flying in May after going bankrupt. For Google, the deal appears to be a bargain. For Spirit employees, it's a reminder that work emails and other workplace communications ultimately aren't yours. Read more about what attorneys told Business Insider about the data workers generate on the job and how to protect their privacy: https://lnkd.in/e7Ry6xx4 (Credit: Getty Images) #Spirit #Google #emails

Scoop: David Ellison's Paramount is hiring two more former Google execs. Nicholas Lee and Suzanne Pellican are Paramount's newest hires, product chief Dane Glasgow told employees on Tuesday afternoon. "These new roles will build on the great work from our already world-class Product & Tech team, while driving renewed focus and investment around critical capabilities that will advance our strategic priorities forward," said Glasgow (who is also a former Googler!). Read Glasgow's full memo and how it fits into Ellison's tech ambitions, only on Business Insider: https://lnkd.in/eWeQ8vd8

SCOOP: I'm back from vacation and clearly still have vacation on my mind because I came across this tidbit. Eric Schmidt is selling his yacht. The billionaire former Google CEO has listed Whisper for $173 million, less than three years after he bought it. Anyone interested in a new toy? Read more on Business Insider https://lnkd.in/eXXvu_mD