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Sam Altman’s Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code and Misunderstands Basic Machine Learning Concepts
Sam Altman's coding abilities and AI expertise questioned by coworkers.
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#46 that day4.05/ 10
Technology breakthrough · weight 30%4/10
Economic impact · weight 25%4/10
Job impact · weight 20%3/10
Regional relevance · weight 15%5/10
Policy & geopolitics · weight 10%5/10
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