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OpenAI board that fired Sam Altman SACKED; Know the survivor

23Nov

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OpenAI board that fired Sam Altman SACKED; Know the survivor

[ad_1] Sam Altman's shock return as chief executive of OpenAI late Tuesday -- days after being sacked -- caps a chaotic period that highlighted deep tensions at the heart of the Artificial Intelligence community.The board that fired Altman from his role as CEO of the ChatGPT creator has been almost entirely replaced following a rebellion by employees, cementing his position at the helm of the firm. The sole survivor in the boardroom in the new Altman era is Adam D'Angelo, the CEO of question-and-answer site Quora. He will be joined by ex-Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor and by former US Treasury Secretary and president of Harvard University, Larry Summers.In Summers, Altman will find a seasoned economist and well-known figure in Washington, who has spoken of both the dangers and opportunit...

Reaction to Sam Altman’s return as OpenAI CEO

23Nov

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Reaction to Sam Altman’s return as OpenAI CEO

[ad_1] OpenAI said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement for Sam Altman to return as CEO days after his ouster, capping frenzied discussions about the future of the startup at the center of the artificial intelligence boom.Here's what analysts and investors say about the agreement: DANNI HEWSON, HEAD OF FINANCIAL ANALYSIS AT AJ BELL:"There are still huge questions about why Altman was fired and why Microsoft had seemingly been kept in the dark about the decision. What does seem clear is that Microsoft will now play a much bigger role, that the partnership will become stronger and the two companies more integrated." DANIELA HATHORN, ANALYST AT CAPITAL.COM:"The decision wasn't much of a choice as turmoil had clouded the company since the decision to let Altman go last Friday, turning inv...

OpenAI Encourages Staff to Focus on Work Despite Boardroom Chaos

22Nov

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OpenAI Encourages Staff to Focus on Work Despite Boardroom Chaos

[ad_1] It's time to “get back to shipping” products, a senior OpenAI manager told staffers Tuesday, part of an effort to get the company focused on developing software and forging partnerships instead of the will-he-won't-he drama over whether Sam Altman, summarily fired by the board Friday, will return to the chief executive officer role.In a message to OpenAI employees on Tuesday, Peter Deng, a vice president of product, said that “we decided that the best way to channel our energy” is developing products, according to a note reviewed by Bloomberg. The memo was drafted in an effort to spread the message that OpenAI is still open for business, and comes as its customers have grown worried about tumult at the company, according to a person familiar with the decision making. Many OpenAI...

GitHub and Scale AI CEOs refused the OpenAI CEO’s post vacated by Sam Altman

21Nov

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GitHub and Scale AI CEOs refused the OpenAI CEO’s post vacated by Sam Altman

[ad_1] Following the removal of Sam Altman as the OpenAI CEO, the path to pick the right candidate to fill the position was not easy for the board members and they looked to be in an unseemly rush. Soon after the firing, Mira Murati joined as the interim CEO, however, after the news of Altman joining Microsoft was announced, the employees, including Murati, wanted to reinstate Sam Altman and they threatened mass resignations from the company. But to everyone's shock, he refused to come back unless the OpenAI board of directors were sacked.During the search for the right candidate, OpenAI reached out to several candidates to take the position of CEO. Finally, the company appointed Emmett Shear as the new interim CEO. Check out who refused the top position at Open AI. OpenAI CEO candidate...

Hundreds of OpenAI staff threaten mass exodus to join Sam Altman at Microsoft; read full letter

20Nov

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Hundreds of OpenAI staff threaten mass exodus to join Sam Altman at Microsoft; read full letter

[ad_1] Hundreds of staff at OpenAI threatened to quit the leading artificial intelligence company on Monday and join Microsoft. They would follow OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman, who said he was starting an AI subsidiary at Microsoft following his shock sacking from the company whose ChatGPT chatbot has led the rapid rise of artificial intelligence technology.In a letter, some of OpenAI's most senior staff members threatened to leave the company if the board did not get replaced. "Your actions have made it obvious that you are incapable of overseeing OpenAI," said the letter, which was first released to Wired. Included in the list of names of signers was Ilya Sutskever, the company's chief scientist and one of members of the four-person board that voted to oust Altman.It also included top ...

OpenAI’s Ilya Sutskever, believed to be behind Sam Altman’s sacking, expresses regret

20Nov

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OpenAI’s Ilya Sutskever, believed to be behind Sam Altman’s sacking, expresses regret

[ad_1] After the dust settled over the controversial ouster of Sam Altman as CEO of OpenAI, the main character widely believed to be behind the entire sequence of events, Ilya Sutskever, Chief scientist at OpenAI, has expressed regret in an X post. Notably, Altman was sacked ostensibly at the insistence of Sutskever. After talks to bring back Altman to OpenAI failed, the former CEO joined Microsoft, a move that is widely seen as burnishing the credentials of CEO Satya Nadella and a slap in the face of his former company. In effect, through this gesture, even Microsoft has passed a motion of no confidence against theOpenAI board. Former OpenAI President Greg Brockman too will be joining Microsoft. This announcement was made just hours after it was cleared that Altman would not be reinsta...

Sacked by OpenAI, Sam Altman, the face of AI, joins Microsoft! Check reactions

20Nov

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Sacked by OpenAI, Sam Altman, the face of AI, joins Microsoft! Check reactions

[ad_1] On Friday, Sam Altman was fired from OpenAI as CEO. Within hours of that, in the face of intense pressure from Microsoft and other investors, the board tried to get him back, but failed. He wanted the OpenAI board to be sacked as his biggest condition for re-joining OpenAI. After talks failed, Satya Nadella announced, that Altman was joining Microsoft to lead a new team of AI researchers. It was an announcement that shocked and awed in equal measure as it heralded a virtual coup by Nadella in getting Altman to join Microsoft. Now OpenAI has appointed former Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear as interim CEO of the company. After the news of Altman joining Microsoft was announced, industry personalities and others, shared their thoughts about the entire event. Check out what CEOs and t...

When Emmett Shear, new OpenAI CEO, called AI dangerous

20Nov

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When Emmett Shear, new OpenAI CEO, called AI dangerous

[ad_1] In a shocking announcement, OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman was fired from the CEO post. After several efforts to bring him back failed, OpenAI board members appointed Emmett Shear the co-founder of video streaming site Twitch as the interim CEO. Recently in a podcast, the new CEO had shared some views about artificial intelligence. Check what Emmett Shear has to say about this growing technology and its future use.Emmett Shear's views on Artificial intelligenceShear shared his views on AI in a podcast during which he said that “upsides usually outweigh the downsides and every technology can be misused.” Shear also shares that he has very specific concerns about AI as its capabilities to solve problems will get diverse with time and soon people will have “all the things they need to...

Who is Emmett Shear? Know about Sam Altman’s former classmate taking over as OpenAI CEO

20Nov

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Who is Emmett Shear? Know about Sam Altman’s former classmate taking over as OpenAI CEO

[ad_1] In yet another shocking turn of events, Sam Altman won't return to OpenAI after all. Since his dismissal on November 17, the OpenAI board has been under immense pressure from investors to get him back. Being the face of the company, several OpenAI employees also reportedly threatened a mass exodus if Altman wasn't restored as the CEO. While for a day or so, it looked like that may be actualizing as Interim CEO Mira Murati was planning to bring back both Altman as well as former President Greg Brockman, it isn't happening after all. Instead, OpenAI has announced that former Twitch CEO Emmett Shear will be taking up the reigns at the company as Interim CEO, replacing Mira Murati. But who is he?Who is Emmett Shear?Emmett Shear was born in Seattle, Washington in 1983. He attended the...

Shocking revelation! Big coup by Satya Nadella, Sam Altman to join Microsoft

20Nov

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Shocking revelation! Big coup by Satya Nadella, Sam Altman to join Microsoft

[ad_1] In yet another shocking twist to the Sam Altman-OpenAI saga, after failing to bring him back as the CEO, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has announced that Altman, along with former OpenAI President Greg Brockman, will be joining Microsoft. This development comes just hours after it was revealed that Altman won't be returning to OpenAI after all, and the company has hired former Twitch CEO Emmett Shear as the interim CEO. Altman himself took to X after Nadella's announcement and posted this on X, “The mission continues”. So, from what looked like the jaws of defeat, Satya Nadella has snatched an awesome victory! After indicating his keenness to get Altman back in CEO's role at OpenAI and failing to do so, Nadella has actually managed to grab the biggest prize of them all - Sam Altman...