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Disappointment for Satya Nadella! Sam Altman to return to OpenAI as CEO

22Nov

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Disappointment for Satya Nadella! Sam Altman to return to OpenAI as CEO

[ad_1] The OpenAI saga appears to be coming to a conclusion with one final twist, as OpenAI has just announced that Sam Altman will be returning to the company as the CEO. Alongside, he will also get a new board to work with. This means that he will not be joining Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to lead his AI research team, as announced by him earlier. The move comes after reports of mass resignation came from within the company with as many as 500 employees demanding Altman be reinstated. This would also mean that the tenure of interim CEO Emmett Shear comes to an end. It is not clear whether Greg Brockman will join the CEO to return to OpenAI.OpenAI posted on X, “We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam Altman to return to OpenAI as CEO with a new initial board of Bret Taylor (C...

Sam Altman, OpenAI Board Open Talks to Negotiate His Possible Return

22Nov

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Sam Altman, OpenAI Board Open Talks to Negotiate His Possible Return

[ad_1] Sam Altman and members of the OpenAI board have opened negotiations aimed at a possible return of the ousted co-founder and chief executive officer to the artificial intelligence company, according to people with knowledge of the matter.Discussions are happening between Altman and at least one board member, Adam D'Angelo, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the deliberations are private and they may not come to fruition. The talks also involve some of OpenAI's investors, who are also pushing for his reinstatement, one of the people said. In one scenario being discussed, Altman would return as a director on a transitional board, one of the people said. We are now on WhatsApp. Click to joinThat the board and Altman are in communication is a significant developme...

“Satya and my top priority remain to ensure OpenAI continues to thrive,” says Sam Altman

21Nov

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“Satya and my top priority remain to ensure OpenAI continues to thrive,” says Sam Altman

[ad_1] On teaming up with Microsoft, recently ousted OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has said that the top priority for Satya Nadella and him would remain to ensure that Open AI continues to thrive. He said that the OpenAI and Microsoft partnership will make this very doable. In a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Sam Altman wrote, "Satya and my top priority remains to ensure OpenAI continues to thrive. We are committed to fully providing continuity of operations to our partners and customers." "The OpenAI/Microsoft partnership makes this very doable," he added. Microsoft Corporation Chairman and CEO, Satya Nadella said on Monday that the just-ousted OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, together with colleagues, will be joining Microsoft to lead a new advanced AI research ...

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella Hiring Sam Altman Won’t Solve Its OpenAI Problem

21Nov

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Microsoft’s Satya Nadella Hiring Sam Altman Won’t Solve Its OpenAI Problem

[ad_1] After a chaotic few days of boardroom coups and attempted counter-coups at OpenAI, Microsoft Corp. said it would hire Sam Altman to lead a new artificial intelligence research team. It was a stunning turn for Microsoft, which had bet big on OpenAI and its former chief executive officer, Altman.But it's not an ideal outcome for Altman or Microsoft. Which is why a group of OpenAI investors is still pushing for Altman's return as chief, a move Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said he's open to. Nearly all of OpenAI's roughly 770 employees have signed a letter to OpenAI's board threatening to quit unless its directors resign over their handling of Altman's termination. “Microsoft has assured us that there are positions for all OpenAI employees at this new subsidiary should we choose to jo...

7 Things You Need to Know About the Fight for the Future of OpenAI

21Nov

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7 Things You Need to Know About the Fight for the Future of OpenAI

[ad_1] ChatGPT creator OpenAI sparked a storm of controversy and speculation Friday with the ouster of its co-founder and chief executive officer, Sam Altman. The news shocked investors, partners and employees and has left the world's preeminent artificial intelligence startup in a precarious state. Here's what you need to know: Why is OpenAI so important?The San Francisco firm released ChatGPT a year ago and the AI chatbot now has 100 million weekly users. ChatGPT's huge success triggered a tidal wave of investment in generative AI and thrust artificial intelligence into the mainstream consciousness. OpenAI's technology has also become the benchmark for a growing list of rival AI companies around the world. OpenAI was valued at about $86 billion in a tender offer that was approaching c...

The OpenAI saga: Sam Altman, Satya Nadella to Ilya Sutskever – check out the top protagonists

21Nov

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The OpenAI saga: Sam Altman, Satya Nadella to Ilya Sutskever – check out the top protagonists

[ad_1] It is day 5 of the OpenAI saga, and it is still delivering shocking twists and turns. When everyone thought Sam Altman, the ousted CEO of OpenAI, would join Microsoft and lead their AI division, CEO Satya Nadella gave cryptic interviews suggesting he wasn't sure where Altman would end up. Sprinkle in Ilya Sutskever's post expressing regret over participation in the board's actions and the threats of mass resignation from more than 500 employees of OpenAI, and you have a tale that will be remembered in Silicon Valley for decades to come.But if this saga has left you bamboozled, then you need to know the protagonists of this entire show and the role they played in bringing about this cataclysmic event. Let us take a look. Sam Altman, former CEO, OpenAIThere have been a lot of rumor...

Sam Altman may still end up in OpenAI, suggests Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

21Nov

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Sam Altman may still end up in OpenAI, suggests Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

[ad_1] The Sam Altman-OpenAI-Microsoft saga is turning out to be one of the most dramatic ones to come out of the tech world. Just when it seemed that the entire situation was over with Altman and Greg Brockman joining Microsoft, Satya Nadella threw yet another curve ball. Appearing in interviews with CNBC and Bloomberg TV a few hours earlier, the Microsoft CEO hinted at the possibility that Altman may return to OpenAI, the home he was ousted from. The statements by Nadella only add fuel to the fire earlier started with Ilya Sutskever's post on X showing regret for the incident and the open letter by OpenAI staff threatening to mass resign if Altman was not reinstated.During an interview with CNBC, Nadella said, “Obviously, we want Sam and Greg to have a fantastic home if they're not go...

Microsoft to Appoint Sam Altman CEO of New In-House AI Team

21Nov

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Microsoft to Appoint Sam Altman CEO of New In-House AI Team

[ad_1] Microsoft Corp. said that Sam Altman will lead the software developer's new in-house artificial intelligence team after the OpenAI co-founder was ousted from his startup last week, a bid to shore up Microsoft's AI plans and reassure investors. Greg Brockman, an OpenAI board member and co-founder who also left the company last week, will join Altman and Microsoft will “move quickly to provide them with the resources needed for their success,” the Redmond, Washington-based company's Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella said in a post on LinkedIn early on Monday. In another post on X, formerly Twitter, Nadella said Altman will serve as CEO of the new in-house group. We are now on WhatsApp. Click to join The move, at midnight local time on Sunday, was the latest in a dramatic thre...

After joining Microsoft, Sam Altman makes strong ‘unity and commitment’ pitch

20Nov

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After joining Microsoft, Sam Altman makes strong ‘unity and commitment’ pitch

[ad_1] After the dust settled over his controversial dismissal, former OpenAI CEO and current CEO of new AI team at Microsoft, Sam Altman has reacted to all the commentary during the day with an X post that looks to encapsulate the past present and the future. Today, after much drama, Microsoft emerged as the clear winner of the in-fighting in OpenAI, with Sam Altman joining a new AI team there as its CEO. The talks at OpenAI to bring back Altman had failed. OpenAI soon got itself another CEO in the form of Emmett Shear, co-founder of Twitch - he was the third CEO in just over 3 days after Altman and Mira Murati.Markets have clearly welcomed the move by Altman to join Microsoft as is seen by the share price. OpenAI will not likely benefit from his exit though as he is expected to set up...

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 ...