If you want to know what the AI labs are building, look at their job postings. Here are three of the most unusual, from robotics engineers to Khmer language experts…

OpenAI is Building a Consumer Device

OpenAI is building out an entire Consumer Devices team. They’re hiring engineers with experience building on-device inference models. 

Is this the iPhone killer?

I’m picturing an AI pendant. But it’s not clear what exact form this consumer device will take.

With fierce competition in coding, a consumer device may be a distraction. But if OpenAI nails it, they could be the next Apple. 

OpenAI Robot In Development

OpenAI has numerous postings for robotics engineers. They may be developing a humanoid.

They want people with experience building printed circuit boards, actuators, and more. 

OpenAI won’t just be providing a robotics model. They’ll be making the robot too.

Grok Is Making Voice Models for Obscure Languages

When you think of AI jobs, you probably imagine engineers. But what about an expert in Khmer?

xAI is looking for one to train its voice models. Grok’s voice model will soon be able to speak to anyone in any language. 

Imagine aid workers going to a remote corner of the globe. 

Today, they may struggle to communicate. In the future, Grok may translate into the local language for them. 

Wrap-Up

Every AI lab is trying to do everything. 

OpenAI is moving from LLMs to robots and consumer devices. xAI is moving into voice and obscure languages. 

Going after too many markets at once could hurt the labs. Lose focus and a competitor can jump ahead, like Anthropic in coding. 

That said, the world OpenAI and xAI are building is exciting. 

Robots to handle our chores. Superintelligence that can speak to anyone on Earth.

I can hardly wait for the future!

Have a great weekend everybody.

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