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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman fired as CEO, Co-Founder Greg Brockman & senior OpenAI researchers resign
The board of directors of OpenAI, Inc., the 501(c)(3) that acts as the overall governing body for all OpenAI activities announced that Sam Altman will depart as CEO and leave the board of directors. Mira Murati, the company’s chief technology officer, will serve as interim CEO, effective immediately. - Link
Microsoft, which has invested billions in OpenAI, learned that OpenAI was ousting CEO Sam Altman just a minute before the news was shared with the world - Link
Greg Brockman, OpenAI Co-Founder & President revealed on X that he is also quitting based on the the boards action to remove Sam Altman. - Link
Greg Brockman describes Ilya Sutskever's role in Sam Altman's firing and Brockman's removal from the OpenAI board, as well as Mira Murati's foreknowledge. - Link
Sources: Sam Altman's exit followed a “misalignment” between OpenAI's profit and nonprofit sides, given the company's development speed could be viewed as risky. - Link
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Jason goes live with Sunny Madra for an emergency Pod! The two discuss OpenAI’s board accusations against Sam Altman. Speculating on why Altman might have been fired: “no conflict, no interest” - Watch
Sources: key OpenAI investors, like Vinod Khosla and Reid Hoffman, who previously sat on its board of directors, didn't get advanced notice of Altman's firing. - Link
Three senior OpenAI researchers resign, including Director of Research Jakub Pachocki, and Head of Preparedness Aleksander Madry - Link
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