The dust has finally started to settle after the chaotic weekend at OpenAI. On Friday, the ChatGPT maker fired CEO Sam Altman. A day later attempts led by investors to get Altman rehired failed. And by this morning, in a stunning turn of events, Altman was hired by OpenAI’s biggest investor, Microsoft, to lead a new AI research division.
Amid all this drama, there was another major development at OpenAI: the appointment of new interim CEO Emmett Shear.
Shear was bor
It’s been a whirlwind weekend at OpenAI after the company’s board of directors fired founder Sam Altman on November 17. Now, after apparent failed attempts on Sunday to get Altman rehired and instead, OpenAI’s board hired a new CEO, Emmett Shear, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has announced that both Sam Altman and former OpenAI president Greg Brockman have been hired to lead Microsoft’s new advanced AI research team.
No one on Friday could have guessed that
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Update: Shortly after this story was published, it was reported that the OpenAI board had hired former Twitch CEO Emmett Shear, deciding not to reinstate Sam Altman.
If the unexpected firing of Sam Altman as CEO of OpenAI on November 17 was—as has been reported—a battle highlighting the schism within the broader AI field between those pursuing aggressive development of the technology and the more cautious, existential threat-fearing doom-mongers, then his potential ret
After a weekend of boardroom drama, news reports suggest the board of OpenAI has decided not to reinstate fired CEO Sam Altman, who was let go Friday, and instead to install former Twitch CEO Emmett Shear as its new interim CEO . The news, which was first reported by The Information, follows an astonishing weekend of back and forth about the future of the groundbreaking company. On Friday, Altman and President Greg Brockman were suddenly let go amid apparent disputes about AI safety, and the
The abrupt dismissal of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Friday stunned employees and investors alike. But the leadership battle at the leading generative artificial intelligence company is far from over, as reports have since come out that Altman could, in fact, return to the company—if a new board of directors and governance structure is put into place. (The company’s investors, including Microsoft, Thrive Capital, and Khosla Ventures, are all lobbying for his reappointment to the compan
On Saturday night, the Wall Street Journal reported that investors were trying to bring Sam Altman back as CEO of OpenAI. Maybe you saw that headline and thought, Wait a minute . . . wasn’t he fired . . . one day earlier?
So why is it highly plausible that Altman could return to OpenAI as its CEO after a weekend off? As always, follow the money.
Venture capitalists have deftly branded themselves as company builders, humble stewards of money who are always just askin
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The rollout of custom GPTs arrives at a pivotal moment for
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