OpenAI's Talent MaxQ: We Need More Rockets... and Brains!

To the Stars... With More Engineers!

Well folks seems like even I Elon Musk have to tip my hat (or launch a Tesla into space) to OpenAI. Their new recruiting head Joaquin Quiñonero Candela is making waves. He says recruiting is 'more important than ever.' I concur! It's like trying to build a Mars base with only a handful of engineers – not gonna happen! We need more rockets... and brains! As I always say 'I think it is possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary.' And extraordinary talent is what OpenAI is after.

Maximum Dynamic Pressure... in a Good Way

Candela compares OpenAI's growth to a rocket at 'MaxQ maximum dynamic pressure.' I get it. We've all been there. It's like trying to land a Falcon 9 on a drone ship in choppy waters – exhilarating and slightly terrifying. But fear not! OpenAI is relying on leaders like Candela to navigate these uncharted waters. Just remember 'When something is important enough you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.'

The AI Talent Wars: Meta Enters the Fray

Meta investing over $14 billion in Scale AI? Classic Zuck move. He probably dreams of building a Metaverse powered by superior AI talent. Good luck with that! The race for AI supremacy is on. It's like the Space Race but instead of Sputnik we're launching algorithms. And just like the Space Race having the best minds is critical. 'Some people don't like change but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster.'

OpenAI's Star Studded Roster: Fidji Simo and Jony Ive?!

OpenAI snagged Instacart's CEO Fidji Simo? Clever. And they bought Jony Ive's AI devices hardware startup for a cool $6.4 billion? That's like buying the Stradivarius of AI devices. These guys are serious. Sam Altman's building a dream team and he's not afraid to spend the big bucks. Makes me wonder who they'll hire next... maybe they'll try to poach me to design the next generation Optimus Robot! 'Talent is extremely important. It's like a sports team the team that has the best individual player will often win but then there's a multiplier from how those players work together and the strategy they employ.'

Building a Staggeringly Capable Workforce... For AGI

Candela wants to build a 'staggeringly capable mission aligned workforce.' He's aiming for AGI – Artificial General Intelligence. Sounds ambitious but hey so was landing on the moon. And so is colonizing Mars. 'The first step is to establish that something is possible; then probability will occur.' So let’s make AGI happen... responsibly of course. No Skynet scenarios please!

Tenfold Growth... Time to Scale!

OpenAI has grown almost tenfold in two and a half years? That’s Ludicrous Mode levels of growth! Time to scale up everything – servers office space and most importantly talent. The future is now. And it's powered by AI. 'Going from PayPal I thought: ‘Well what are some of the other problems that are likely to most affect the future of humanity?’ Not from the perspective ‘What’s the best way to make money?'