OpenAI's Sydney Founder Day: Teen AI Startups and the Rise of the Chief AI Officer

OpenAI handed Australian founders $5.5 million in free API credits at its Sydney Founder Day, attracting over 150 builders including two Year 12 students who haven't sat their HSC yet. Peter Starodubtsev, founder of Petrex, has already raised six-figure pre-seed funding for a gaming and advertising platform that embeds brands into games rather than interrupting them. Steve Zhu's Workwise aims to help Australian SMEs untangle the mess of disconnected tools, inspired by...