Sam Altman-OpenAI Saga: Top 10 updates you should know
OpenAI, the company behind the viral chatbot ChatGPT and text-to-image generator DALL E, fired its high-profile CEO Sam Altman on Friday. The storm that began since then doesn't seem to quiet down any time soon with new twists and turns in the story with each passing day. 1) In good news for all OpenAI fans, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that the OpenAI board, which fired Sam Altman on Friday, is now in talks to bring the top executive back.
According to the report, discussions are currently taking place between Sam Altman, interim CEO Emmett Shear and at least one board member, Adam D'Angelo. 2) In the scenario that Sam Altman returns, it would be as CEO of OpenAI and he would also be part of the transitional board, and former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor could chair the new board. 3) The tide had already turned in Altman's favour when one of the board members, fellow co-founder and board member Ilya Sutskever, decided to mend fences with the former CEO on Monday after playing a key role in his ouster.
In a post on X, Ilya wrote, “I deeply regret my participation in the board's actions. I never intended to harm OpenAI. I love everything we've built together and I will do everything I can to reunite the company." 4) Satya Nadella's Microsoft, which has pledged to invest around $13 billion in OpenAI and hold around 49% of the artificial intelligence startup, had announced on Monday that it is hiring Sam Altman and former OpenAI president Greg Brockman to lead a new advanced AI research team.
Read more on livemint.com
