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    Ken Jeong, D’Arcy Carden to announce Emmy Awards nominations on July 16

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    NOHO ARTS DISTRICT, Calif. --

    The Television Academy announced that Ken Jeong and D’Arcy Carden will present the nominations for the 71st Emmy® Awards from the Wolf Theatre at the Television Academy’s Saban Media Center on Tuesday, July 16, at 8:30 a.m. PT/11:30 a.m. ET.

    Television Academy chairman and CEO Frank Scherma will join Jeong and Carden at the nominations ceremony, which will stream live on Emmys.com.

    “Television is the world’s premier entertainment choice; and the global reach of U.S. television programming is immediate and impactful thanks to networks, channels, platforms and delivery systems that continue to grow,” said Scherma. “We are thrilled to have these two comedic talents join us to announce this year’s Emmy nominees—programs and individuals whose excellent work is reshaping the television landscape.”

    Jeong is an actor, producer and writer who has established his place as one of today’s top comedic stars. He can currently be seen as a judge on the hit FOX show The Masked Singer and will soon return to the big screen in My Spy and El Tonto. He is best known for his roles in the NBC comedy Community, The Hangover franchise and ABC’s Dr. Ken, for which he also served as the creator, writer and executive producer. Recently, Jeong appeared in Crazy Rich Asians and also released his first Netflix comedy special, Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho.

    Carden continues to endear herself to audiences with critically acclaimed performances, including her breakout role as “Janet” in The Good Place, for which she received a 2018 Gold Derby TV Award. Her additional television credits include the Emmy Award-winning variety series Inside Amy Schumer, HBO’s Emmy Award-winning comedy Veep and Comedy Central’s Broad City. The actress can currently be seen starring in the smash HBO comedy series Barry. In addition to her work on screen, Carden is a longtime member of the Upright Citizens Brigade and regularly performs with her improv group, Search History, and in UCB’s longest-running show, ASSSSCAT.

    The 71st Emmy Awards will telecast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 22, (8-11 p.m. ET/5-8 p.m. PT) on FOX. The 71st Emmy Awards will be co-produced by Don Mischer Productions and Done+Dusted.

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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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