The AI Weekly Talent Radar Week #21
Larry Hernandez
Head of AI/ML/Data Science Recruitment Search @ RecruiterDNA | Certified LinkedIn Recruiter Expert
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Impactful AI news: focused on the impact of AI, business, and people in AI of the week.
OpenAI Hires Google Veteran to Build? ‘Google Search Alternative’
- ?? OpenAI has hired Shivakumar Venkataraman , a 21-year Google veteran, as its new vice president
- ?? Venkataraman led Google's search ads business, making him a valuable asset for OpenAI
- ?? His experience in search advertising and infrastructure will be crucial as OpenAI develops its search product
- ?? Venkataraman holds a computer science degree from IIT Chennai and a doctorate in computer science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
- ?? At Google, he led the core search advertisement business and was head of Google's blockchain division
- ?? OpenAI is preparing to launch its own search engine to potentially compete with Google
- ?? Venkataraman's specific role at OpenAI is unclear, but his expertise will be significant for the company's growth and development
Artificial intelligence Startup Anthropic Names Indian American Krishna Rao as its First Chief Financial Officer
- ?? Krishna Rao has joined artificial intelligence startup Anthropic as its chief financial officer after working at Airbnb and Fanatics Commerce
- ?? He will play a crucial role in shaping Anthropic's financial strategy and operations
- ?? Before Airbnb, Rao worked at Blackstone and Bain & Company
- ?? Rao has educational background from Harvard College and Yale Law School
- ?? He mentioned facing challenges during his career transitions and valued lessons learned from peers and mentors
Instagram co-founder joins Anthropic as chief product officer in fight against OpenAI
- ?? Mike Krieger , co-founder of Instagram, has joined the AI startup Anthropic as the chief product officer.
- ?? Anthropic aims to empower innovation through its Claude 3 family of large language models (LLMs) by leveraging Krieger's expertise in product development.
- ?? Krieger's experience in building products for over a billion users aligns with Anthropic's goal of achieving a similar scale to Instagram.
- ?? Anthropic's CEO, Dario Amodei, expressed excitement about adding Krieger's vision and expertise to the leadership team.
- ?? Krieger's hire comes during intense competition in the AI model provider startup space, with rivalry from OpenAI and Google.
Amazon cloud boss Matt Garman inherits business under pressure to keep pace in AI
- ?? Amazon cloud boss Adam Selipsky 's departure comes as the cloud unit faces heightened competition in AI
- ?? Amazon was caught off guard by the generative AI boom
- ?? Matt Garman , an Amazon Web Services (AWS) veteran, was named as Selipsky's successor
- ?? Growth at AWS decelerated to 13% in 2023 from 37% in 2021, leading to downsizing
- ?? AWS market share slipped to 31% from 32% in three years, while Microsoft Azure jumped to 25%
- ?? Microsoft cited surging demand for AI tools as a catalyst for its momentum
- ?? Selected by Jassy, Garman is seen as a "wartime" leader to help Amazon close the lead in generative AI
- ?? AWS remains a leader in cloud infrastructure but is facing challenges in AI development
- ?? Despite the AI challenges, Amazon's AWS reported better-than-expected first-quarter results and a significant increase in operating income
- ???? Analysts view Matt Garman as a natural successor and expect AWS to continue investing in growth under his leadership.
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Cleveland Clinic names new CIO Sarah Hatchett,
Sarah Hatchett , who had been serving as interim chief information officer since August 2023, will take on the role full time.
- ?? Sarah Hatchett named new senior vice president and CIO at Cleveland Clinic
- ?? Had been serving as interim CIO since August 2023
- ?? Oversaw $500 million in ongoing projects, health system integrations, and hospital constructions
- ???? Previously served as clinic’s associate CIO and led information technology integrations
- ?? Hatchett had healthcare leadership roles at NYC Health + Hospitals, Sutter Health, and Epic
Relevant Job Opening: Clevland Clinic recently posted a job for Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer yesterday.
NASA Names First Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer
- ?? NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration appointed Dave Salvagnini as the agency's new chief artificial intelligence (AI) officer
- ?? AI tools are used by NASA to support missions and research projects
- ?? AI has been safely used at NASA for decades
- ?? David will lead NASA's efforts in guiding the responsible use of AI
- ?? Salvagnini is responsible for aligning strategic vision for AI across NASA
- ?? NASA collaborates with other government agencies and experts for AI technology
- ?? Salvagnini has over 20 years of experience in technology leadership
- ?? NASA continues to develop recommendations on leveraging AI technology
Reed Smith Names AI Chief, Plans for Faster Deals and IP Work
- ?? Reed Smith LLP hired Richard Robbins as the director of applied AI
- ?? The law firm is working on at least eight generative artificial intelligence projects
- ?? Robbins will help usher projects from test phase to broader rollouts
- ?? The firm is pairing tech experts with practice groups to create new workflows and pricing strategies
- ?? Reed Smith is looking to close deals faster and lower the cost of legal services with AI
- ?? Firms should focus on developing AI models in practices where they are already strong and worth the high cost of technology
Notable Departures
Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI co-founder and longtime chief scientist, departs
- ?? Ilya Sutskever , co-founder and chief scientist of OpenAI , has left the company
- ?? Jakub Pachocki, OpenAI's director of research, replaces Sutskever
- ?? Sutskever is considered one of the greatest minds in the field
- ?? Pachocki has been serving as chief scientist since November
- ?? OpenAI announced major upgrades to their AI models and chatbots
- ??♂? Sutskever's departure followed disagreements within OpenAI's leadership last November
- ?? Sutskever believes OpenAI will build safe and beneficial artificial general intelligence in the future