@0xLogicrw: Weijie Su, a 2007 alumnus of Peking University's School of Mathematical Sciences, a Stanford PhD in Statistics, and a full professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, officially announced that he has joined OpenAI during his leave from Wharton. Su said that after a decade, he is back in the Bay Area and will participate in AI
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Weijie Su, a Peking University alum and full professor at Wharton, announced his joining OpenAI to participate in AI model training. He has also been promoted to full professor.
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Weijie Su, a 2007 alumnus of Peking University’s School of Mathematical Sciences, PhD in Statistics from Stanford University, and full professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, officially announced that he has formally joined OpenAI while on leave from Wharton. Su stated that after a decade away, he is back in the Bay Area to participate in AI.
Weijie Su (@weijie444): Personal update: I’ve joined OpenAI while on leave from Wharton. After a decade away, glad to be back in the Bay Area and train AI models here!
One more thing, I’ve been promoted to full professor, a decade-long journey made possible by many, especially my students.
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