Nov. 20, 2023, 10:53 PM UTCBy Cecilia D’Anastasio Cecilia D’Anastasio Bloomberg NewsEmmett Shear, OpenAI’s interim chief executive officer, led the Twitch livestreaming site for more than a decade, building a burgeoning business, but he struggled to keep misogynists, racists and even pedophiles from running rampant on the video service.The computer scientist helped transform a niche video-game streaming company into an entertainment giant — one that Amazon.com Inc. purchased for $970 million in 2014. From former executives, he gets high marks for his focus on growth, making Twitch the go-to service for livestreaming and gaming culture, and for ferreting out some of the abuses at an internet business built on user-generated content. … Learn more about Bloomberg Law or Log In to keep reading: Learn About Bloomberg Law AI-powered legal analytics, workflow tools and premium legal & business news. Already a subscriber? Log in to keep reading or access research tools.
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OpenAI's New CEO Spent Decade Trying to Rein In Abuse at Twitch – Bloomberg Law News
OpenAI's New CEO Spent Decade Trying to Rein In Abuse at Twitch – Bloomberg Law News