The Sam Altman-OpenAI saga: top six developments you need to know
Sam Altman being fired as the CEO of OpenAI.
The board of the Silicon Valley-based maker of AI chatbot ChatGPT suddenly ousted Altman — one of the most influential tech entrepreneurs of our times — stating “he was not consistently transparent in his communications, hindering the board's ability to fulfill its responsibilities”.
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As soon as the news broke, social media was abuzz with speculation about what may have panned out behind the closed doors of the OpenAI board room. Turns out, the board of the Microsoft-backed company, fired its CEO over a Google Meet call, OpenAI cofounder Greg Brockman, revealed on X. Brockman also resigned hours later.
In less than 48 hours since Altman was fired, the tech world has come out in support of the former Y Combinator president, demanding he be reinstated as the company’s chief.
“i love the openai team so much,” Altman posted on X, expressing his gratitude for the support he received.
Here are the key developments since Altman’s firing:
Sam Altman said to be discussing return to OpenAI with company's board
- Altman and Brockman were in discussions with board members about thepossibility of returning to the artificial intelligence startup, the New York Times (NYT) reported on Sunday.
- Since the 38-year-old Altman was fired, the startup's investors and Altman's supporters have exerted pressure on the four board
