This should have some people lining up for a job! Tesla’s Elon Musk is looking to recruit talent but, unlike most companies, a college degree isn’t required in order to gain employment with him, according to CNBC.
Musk took to Twitter to announce that he is looking for people who work in artificial intelligence (A.I.). “At Tesla, using AI to solve self-driving isn’t just icing on the cake, it the cake” –@lexfridman Join AI at Tesla! It reports directly to me & we meet/email/text almost every day. My actions, not just words, show how critically I view (benign) AI.”
Musk makes it clear that a deep understanding of artificial intelligence takes precedence over actual degrees and formal training to work at Tesla. He mentions they are recruiting for people to work in the San Francisco Bay area in California or Austin, Texas, but “potentially any Tesla Gigafactory” would be okay, Musk tweeted Sunday.
“A PhD is definitely not required,” said the Tesla boss on Twitter on Feb. 2. I “don’t care if you even graduated high school.”
In fact, back in 2014 Musk stated as much back then. “There’s no need even to have a college degree at all or even high school.” Instead, he looks for “evidence of exceptional ability. And if there is a track record of exceptional achievement, then it is likely that that will continue into the future.”
“If somebody graduated from a great university, that may be an indication that they will be capable of great things, but it’s not necessarily the case. If you look at, say, people like Bill Gates or Larry Ellison, Steve Jobs, these guys didn’t graduate from college, but if you had a chance to hire them, of course, that would be a good idea,” Musk said.
Tesla Gigafactories are the places where electric motors and battery packs are assembled. There are Tesla gigafactories in Sparks, Nevada; Buffalo, New York; and Shanghai, China. It was announced in November, that there is a fourth factory that will be built in Berlin, Germany. Tesla vehicles are built with the hardware necessary to offer some current autopilot features and “full self-driving capabilities” in the future.
This should have some people lining up for a job! Tesla’s Elon Musk is looking to recruit talent but, unlike most companies, a college degree isn’t required in order to gain employment with him, according to CNBC.
Musk took to Twitter to announce that he is looking for people who work in artificial intelligence (A.I.). “At Tesla, using AI to solve self-driving isn’t just icing on the cake, it the cake” –@lexfridman Join AI at Tesla! It reports directly to me & we meet/email/text almost every day. My actions, not just words, show how critically I view (benign) AI.”
Musk makes it clear that a deep understanding of artificial intelligence takes precedence over actual degrees and formal training to work at Tesla. He mentions they are recruiting for people to work in the San Francisco Bay area in California or Austin, Texas, but “potentially any Tesla Gigafactory” would be okay, Musk tweeted Sunday.
“A PhD is definitely not required,” said the Tesla boss on Twitter on Feb. 2. I “don’t care if you even graduated high school.”
In fact, back in 2014 Musk stated as much back then. “There’s no need even to have a college degree at all or even high school.” Instead, he looks for “evidence of exceptional ability. And if there is a track record of exceptional achievement, then it is likely that that will continue into the future.”
“If somebody graduated from a great university, that may be an indication that they will be capable of great things, but it’s not necessarily the case. If you look at, say, people like Bill Gates or Larry Ellison, Steve Jobs, these guys didn’t graduate from college, but if you had a chance to hire them, of course, that would be a good idea,” Musk said.
Tesla Gigafactories are the places where electric motors and battery packs are assembled. There are Tesla gigafactories in Sparks, Nevada; Buffalo, New York; and Shanghai, China. It was announced in November, that there is a fourth factory that will be built in Berlin, Germany. Tesla vehicles are built with the hardware necessary to offer some current autopilot features and “full self-driving capabilities” in the future.
Viola Davis is here for Joaquin Phoenix’s BAFTA speech where he drew attention to “systemic racism” in the film industry.
READ MORE: ‘Joker’ star Joaquin Phoenix blasts ‘systemic racism’ in film industry during BAFTAs speech
Davis, who won a British Academy Film Award in 2017 for her role in Fences, thanked Phoenix for his “honesty, solidarity and courage,” according to a tweet she posted before adding “well done.”
Thank you Joaquin Phoenix. For your honesty, solidarity AND courage. Well done 🤜🏿🤜🏿👏🏿👏🏿❤️#GreatBAFTAspeech https://t.co/MXrwmn1JX3
— Viola Davis (@violadavis) February 3, 2020
Director Lulu Wang, who made The Farewell, also thanked Phoenix for his stand, as did Alma Har’el, director of last year’s film Honey Boy, who tweeted: “Correct me if I’m wrong but this is the first time… In a long time… I see a white man use the stage he’s given to say what we all need to hear. We mostly hear women speak up and this is encouraging and will help our work. Thank you Joaquin.”
An uncomfortable silence filled the hall for a long noticeable moment. Thank you Joaquin.
— Lulu Wang (@thumbelulu) February 2, 2020
Correct me if I’m wrong but this is the first time… In a long time… I see a white man uses the stage he’s given to say what we all need to hear.
We mostly hear women speak up and this is encouraging and will help our work. Thank you Joaquin. https://t.co/tuDA5iDtna
— Alma Har’el🌪 (@Almaharel) February 3, 2020
LaToya Morgan, writer for Shameless and The Walking Dead, said Phoenix demonstrated for others “how you use your time & platform. Well said, Joaquin. Well said,” according to her tweet.:
This is how you use your time & platform. Well said, Joaquin. Well said. #BAFTAs https://t.co/Sy9BPx7cjO
— LaToya Morgan (@MorganicInk) February 2, 2020
Phoenix won the best actor award for his portrayal of the Joker at this year’s British Academy Film Awards and when he came up to the podium to accept his award, he unleashed on the lack of diversity of those nominated for awards. He said while he was “honored” to be presented with the award, he was also “conflicted” about other deserving actors and actresses of color who were ignored by the academy.
“I think that we send a very clear message to people of color that you’re not welcome here. I think that’s the message that we’re sending to people that have contributed so much to our medium and our industry and in ways that we benefit from,” Phoenix said.
READ MORE: Joaquin Phoenix fans came for Beyoncé on social media for not standing when he won a Golden Globe
When the British Academy announced this year’s nominees, there were no actors or actresses of color in the four-film lead or supporting actor or actress categories. Additionally, the British Academy failed to nominate a single female director, leaving five white men vying for the title.
The Oscar nominees followed the same disturbing trend, with mostly white men leading each of the major award categories.
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