In a letter to the company, more than 500 OpenAI employees accused the OpenAI board of mishandling CEO Altman's firing, failing to provide sufficient evidence to support claims that Altman was dishonest with the board and "negotiated in bad faith" with company leadership.
CEO Sam Altman joined Microsoft after being fired by OpenAI. Photo: Reuters
“Your actions have made it clear that you are not capable of running OpenAI,” the employees wrote. “We cannot work for or with people who lack the competence, judgment, and care for our mission and our employees.”
Employees also warned that they would follow Altman to Microsoft unless the board resigned and reinstated the CEO, as well as Greg Brockman, the former president of OpenAI, who was also ousted by the board on Friday.
Among the signatories were Mira Murati, who was appointed by the board to temporarily fill Altman's role, and Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI co-founder. Murati has now been replaced by CEO Emmett Shear, the 40-year-old co-founder of the video streaming company Twitch.
The letter underscores the internal divisions at OpenAI following Altman's firing, and raises further questions about the fate of three remaining board members who do not work directly at the company. That list includes Quora CEO Adam D'Angelo, tech entrepreneur Tasha McCauley, and Helen Toner, a director at Georgetown University's Center for Security and Emerging Technology.
The discontent among OpenAI’s senior members and employees shows their support and loyalty to Altman. It also gives Microsoft an opportunity to acquire OpenAI’s talent. “Microsoft has assured us that all OpenAI employees will have job positions,” the letter added.
Bui Huy (according to CNN, Reuters, FT)
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