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    Katie Allen, PJ Pereira, Jaime Robinson elected to The One Club’s board of directors

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    Jaime Robinson
    NEW YORK --

    The One Club for Creativity has added three top industry leaders to its esteemed board of directors. Elected by a vote of The One Club membership to two-year terms are Katie Allen, VP, global brand creative, digital, Nike; PJ Pereira, co-founder, creative chairman, Pereira O’Dell, and CCO, Serviceplan Americas; and Jaime Robinson, o-founder, CCO, JOAN Creative.

    Board member responsibilities include providing guidance on the club’s many career development, education, and diversity programs, connecting the club with advertising and design schools, and nominating top creatives to serve on juries for The One Show and ADC Annual Awards, both of which are currently open for entries.

    ”I hold an unwavering conviction that creativity is the driving force behind everything good in this world. The One Club not only embraces this shared belief, but also provides the foundation to confront the significant challenges our community encounters now and in the future,” said Allen.  “It is with immense pride and deep honor that I accept the opportunity to contribute as a member of its board of directors, collaborating with some of the most visionary minds in our industry.”

    “As a non-profit organization so historically committed to the future of our industry, no one is better equipped than The One Club to help us navigate the social, technological and business changes we have ahead,” added Pereira.  “Being part of this board is an honor I promise I won’t take lightly.”

    “From the moment I was a wee babe in advertising, I’ve felt the benefits of The One Club shining its light across the industry, working to make it better, more equitable, and of course, always more creative”, said Robinson.  “I couldn’t be prouder to join its board of directors, and promise to do my best to continue in this awesome tradition.”

    “Creative Integrity is a guiding value at The One Club so I’m thrilled that our membership elected these three stars,” said Glenn Cole, co-founder and chairman of 72andSunny, and board chairman of The One Club for Creativity. “Our board members are some of the top creative leaders in the world who take pride in driving progress and making things happen. Katie, PJ, and Jaime come from different backgrounds but they’re proven innovators and impact junkies. I can’t wait to see what we do together.” 

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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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