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    Bradford Young named 2015 Kodak Cinematographer-In-Residence

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    Bradford Young, ASC
    LOS ANGELES --

    Cinematographer Bradford Young, ASC (Pawn Sacrifice, A Most Violent Year, Selma, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints), has been named the 2015 Kodak Cinematographer-in-Residence at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (UCLA TFT).

    This is the 16th year of the residency program, which is sponsored by the Eastman Kodak Company. Young joins a distinguished group of cinematographers who have received this honor in the past including John Bailey, ASC (American Gigolo, In the Line of Fire, As Good As It Gets); Dean Cundey, ASC (Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Jurassic Park, Apollo 13); Roger Deakins, BSC, ASC (No Country For Old Men, True Grit, Skyfall); Guillermo Navarro ASC, AMC (From Dusk Till Dawn, Pan’s Labyrinth, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2); and Dante Spinotti, ASC, AIC (Hercules, Tower Heist, Public Enemies).

    The Kodak Cinematographer-in-Residence program began in 2000 to enhance the learning experience of students with insight from renowned cinematographers. UCLA TFT is the only film school that offers a cinematography residency program such as this, where students can receive direct guidance from cinematographers through screenings, workshops and one-on-one sessions over the course of 10 weeks.

    The residency begins in December with small hands-on student workshops and continues for the remainder of the 2015-16 academic year.

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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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