Full-service production company, Strike Anywhere, expands with addition of Cori Cooperider as Executive Producer.
Cooperider’s career has encompassed in-house tenures at Aero Film, Psyop and Backyard Productions, and several years in the field as a freelancer. Her initiative-taking spirit attracted her to the Los Angeles and San Francisco-based Strike Anywhere.
“From the get go, I felt inspired by the entire team,” says Cooperider. “First and foremost, everyone here is a maker. The directors don’t wait for boards to roll in; they are constantly creating, from shorts to features to branded content and art. That aspect makes for an energizing and invigorating workplace, which fits perfectly with my own personality. Being multifaceted is an interesting and compelling story to tell.” She continues, “Strike Anywhere has a lot to offer in terms of the talent, as well as capabilities that span from creative services through post. We offer a solution, and if we don’t have the perfect team for a project in-house already, we’ll source it.”
Other Strike Anywhere news…Director Ryan Simon's documentary feature "The Black Jacket," which portrays the community outreach work of an ex-Black Panther committed to ending gang violence in South Central Los Angeles, became available to stream on Netflix this month. Also, A24 has set the October 12th theatrical release date for director Barry Jenkins' "Moonlight," a feature film about a young man's coming of age during the Miami drug wars of the 80's and 90's. And, Michael Jacobs' documentary short "Gift of Gab" was named a Vimeo Staff Pick after a successful screening at the Tribeca Film Festival. Coming in September will be the debut of Jacobs’ latest ESPN 30 for 30 about Wilt Chamberlain's lesser-known volleyball career. On the brand front, Strike Anywhere recently wrapped projects for Heat, Kuhl/Swaine, 72andSunny, Facebook, and New Belgium.
Another recent addition includes West Coast Sales Rep Brad Grubaugh of Goodrebel.
Ex-OpenAI engineer who raised legal concerns about the technology he helped build has died
Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI engineer and whistleblower who helped train the artificial intelligence systems behind ChatGPT and later said he believed those practices violated copyright law, has died, according to his parents and San Francisco officials. He was 26.
Balaji worked at OpenAI for nearly four years before quitting in August. He was well-regarded by colleagues at the San Francisco company, where a co-founder this week called him one of OpenAI's strongest contributors who was essential to developing some of its products.
"We are devastated to learn of this incredibly sad news and our hearts go out to Suchir's loved ones during this difficult time," said a statement from OpenAI.
Balaji was found dead in his San Francisco apartment on Nov. 26 in what police said "appeared to be a suicide. No evidence of foul play was found during the initial investigation." The city's chief medical examiner's office confirmed the manner of death to be suicide.
His parents Poornima Ramarao and Balaji Ramamurthy said they are still seeking answers, describing their son as a "happy, smart and brave young man" who loved to hike and recently returned from a trip with friends.
Balaji grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and first arrived at the fledgling AI research lab for a 2018 summer internship while studying computer science at the University of California, Berkeley. He returned a few years later to work at OpenAI, where one of his first projects, called WebGPT, helped pave the way for ChatGPT.
"Suchir's contributions to this project were essential, and it wouldn't have succeeded without him," said OpenAI co-founder John Schulman in a social media post memorializing Balaji. Schulman, who recruited Balaji to his team, said what... Read More