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Weekend Musings: Brief Brilliance for Your Saturday (July 20)

Here is a quick run down of some stories that I found interesting during the week.

GPT4o Mini - Lightning Fast, Dirty Cheap, Insane Quality (Tested)
GPT-40 mini is praised for its speed, cost-effectiveness, and performance, although it lags in vision tasks compared to GPT-40.

Airbnb CEO on supporting OpenAI’s Sam Altman: ‘You learn a lot about people in a crisis’
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky sits down with CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin at the Aspen Ideas Festival to discuss his friendship with OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Airbnb’s AI developments, and more. NBCUniversal News Group is the media partner of the Aspen Ideas Festival.

Sam Altman says Airbnb’s CEO gave him countless hours of advice on growing OpenAI: He was ‘almost always right’
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he leaned heavily on advice from his friend Brian Chesky — CEO and co-founder of Airbnb — after ChatGPT became a global phenomenon.

Sun Valley’s Unexpected Fashion: From Sam Altman’s Mysterious Backpack to Vintage Apple Earphones
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was seen outside the conference venue on July 9 carrying his favored accessory—a blue Patagonia backpack.

6 tips from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on how to run a company and manage your team
One of the biggest names in the AI industry, Sam Altman was the subject of a massive ouster last year. Within a (very hectic) week, however, he was reinstated in his role as CEO at OpenAI, the firm behind AI chatbot ChatGPT.

Have a wonderful weekend!