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    Amber Finlay named jury president for London International Awards’ The NEW

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    Amber Finlay
    NEW YORK --

    London International Awards (LIA) announced that Amber Finlay, sr. director, global brand communications at Converse, has been named jury president of The NEW. 
     
    “Amber’s diverse background – agency and client, creative, media and digital, makes her the best fit to chair this jury,” stated Barbara Levy, president of LIA.  “The NEW was created for work that pushed the boundaries. It is a medium that is ever-changing to reflect the evolution of our industry and to honor those that create outside the box.”

    This year LIA has made some significant changes to The NEW, adding new categories to reflect and champion evolution in the industry.

    At Converse, Finlay gets to put her obsession with fashion and culture to use every day, overseeing the development of creative content that reflects the daring spirit of youth that drives the brand.  Before taking a role on the brand side at Converse, she spent her career in roles spanning brand, digital and communications strategy at agencies such as Arnold Worldwide, Naked Communications, Deep Focus, mcgarrybowen, and DDB. With a passion for technology and how it shapes culture and people, Finlay has worked on projects across those agencies for brands including Google, HBO, Johnson & Johnson, Jack Daniels, and Progressive Insurance.

    Finlay stated, “I’m honored to chair the 2017 jury for LIA’s competition for The NEW. If you buy into Arthur C Clarke’s thought that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic, then there is nothing more exciting than creative work that fits into none of the existing boxes. I’m ready to see some magic.”

    Judging will take place at Encore Las Vegas from September 29-October 7.  

    The initial entry deadline is the June 9. For more info, click here.

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    Ex-OpenAI engineer who raised legal concerns about the technology he helped build has died

    Saturday, December 21, 2024
    Suchir Balaji poses for a photo in Hawaii in 2018. Balaji was a former OpenAI engineer and whistleblower who died in November 2024. (Balaji Ramamurthy via AP)

    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

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