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Sesame Street, Layoffs

With ‘Sesame Street’ Searching for a New Home, Sesame Workshop Undergoes Layoffs

The non-profit said Wednesday that season 56 will begin production next month as it seeks a new home for iconic children's show.

AOL · 12h

Sesame Workshop Announces Major Layoffs

In a letter to staff on Wednesday, March 5, president and CEO Sherrie Rollins Westin announced that Sesame Workshop will "downsize significantly," calling the cuts "necessary to ensure that the Workshop is poised to continue to deliver on its mission for years to come."

North Country Public Radio · 16h

Sesame Workshop will 'downsize significantly' with layoffs, CEO says

Sesame Workshop will "downsize significantly" announced president and CEO Sherrie Rollins Westin on Wednesday in a note to staff. The layoffs come about two months after Max said

Daily Express US on MSN · 9h

Sesame Street sees mass layoffs as iconic show 'not core to our strategy'

The beloved children's show has been a staple in American television for over 50 years, but it's facing uncertain times as the organization behind the program has been hit with a number of financial challenges.

The Mirror US on MSN · 12h

Sesame Workshop sees major shakeup as iconic show 'not as core' to television network strategy

Shakeups in funding are causing layoffs to sweep across Sesame Workshop. Employees were given notice that some of them would be let go right after they unionized

Sesame, AI and Voice Mode

ZDNET · 23h

Talking with Sesame's AI voice companion is amazing and creepy - see for yourself

As a general rule, I'm not a huge fan of talking to AI. Even though many of them sound pretty human, they're still "off" enough that I much prefer typing when I want to converse with one. Sesame changed that.

Beebom · 2d

I Tried Sesame AI’s Voice Companion, and It Was Like Talking to a Real Person

Move over ChatGPT as Sesame offers a superior AI voice companion, and its Maya voice engages in natural and human-like conversations.

The Verge on MSN · 6d

Sesame is the first voice assistant I’ve ever wanted to talk to more than once

Sesame has a mini white paper you can read on its website, describing the model and its dataset of around one million hours of “publicly available audio.” It says it plans to both open source its models, and expand from just English to over 20 languages “in the coming months.”

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I compared Sesame to ChatGPT voice mode and I'm unnerved

Trying the new voice assistant from AI startup Sesame is the first time I momentarily forgot I was talking to a bot. Compared ...

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Evictions at Sesame Street.

The nonprofit Sesame Workshop production company is laying off staff, with Sesame Street still needing to find a new platform to broadcast future episodes after Max dropped the beloved children’s show ...

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Spreading American ideals can end violence. Start with 'Sesame Street.' | Letter

Teaching American concepts abroad in children's programs, like Sesame Street, can help break the cycles of hate and violence ...

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Noah Kahan Debuts New Song About How Music Can Help Kids Cope with 'Big Feelings' on 'Sesame Street' (Exclusive)

In January, the Season 55 trailer revealed that upcoming episodes would feature artists including SZA (who previously appeared on Sesame Street in 2024), Samara Joy (who belted out the iconic theme ...

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Sesame Workshop To 'Downsize Significantly' Amid Funding Cuts, Streaming Partner Loss

Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit production company behind the beloved children's educational TV show "Sesame Street," is ...

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Open sesame: Here are 4 tahini recipes to try this spring

Most grocery stores carry tahini, but for a fun condiment-hunting adventure, start the search at a local Mediterranean ...

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Sesame Workshop Files Lawsuit to Keep Amazon, Walmart, eBay From Selling Allegedly Counterfeit Toys

Sesame Workshop filed a lawsuit on Friday against sellers on e-commerce sites like eBay, Walmart and Amazon in an effort to ...

Can AI sound too human? Sesame's Maya is as unsettling as it is amazing - try it for free

In a blog post yesterday titled "Crossing the Uncanny Valley of Conversational Voice," the company dropped a demo of its new ...

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