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    Stuart Singer named CEO of Schneider Optics

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    Stuart Singer has been named CEO of Schneider Optics Inc, the U.S. subsidiary of Schneider-Kreuznach.

    Singer will be responsible for the sustainable growth of Schneider Optics by reinforcing business and partnerships with current customers, developing new business and new opportunities for the years to come.

    “My vision is to optimize the company’s standing in industrial optics, optical filters and cine optics,” said Singer. “I am also looking forward to building the technical sales team and taking the forefront in optical solutions and applications.”

    Singer has a degree in Physics from Ohio State University and a degree in Physics/Optics from Hofstra University. He started his career at Loral Fairchild Imaging Systems, NY, managing the optical engineering and fabrication departments, specializing in optical systems for space and defense.

    In April 1994, he joined Schneider Optics, Inc. as SVP and CTO. He co-developed the Motion Picture Filter Division, its manufacturing process and design of the filters.

    For the last two years, Singer served as the sr. technical director of Ruda Cardinal, Inc.

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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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