Wed. 07/02 – In Meta v. OpenAI, Who’s Desperate And Who’s Scared?

More layoffs make me more concerned the AI jobpocalypse is coming to tech this summer. In the big Meta v. OpenAI talent battle, who is desperate and who is scared? We reframe the situation a bit. Figma files for an IPO. Chinese AI seems to be gain ground worldwide. And do universities need to fundamentally rethink teaching computer science? Links: Microsoft laying off about 9,000 employees in latest round of cuts (CNBC) Here’s What Mark Zuckerberg Is Offering Top AI Talent (Wired) Sam Altman Slams Meta’s AI Talent-Poaching Spree: ‘Missionaries Will Beat Mercenaries’ (Wired) Figma files for IPO on NYSE, plans to ‘take big swings’ with acquisitions (CNBC) China Is Quickly Eroding America’s Lead in the Global AI Race (WSJ) How Do You Teach Computer Science in the A.I. Era? (NYTimes)