The 'father' of ChatGPT has been fired.

According to CNN , on November 17 (local time), Sam Altman, CEO and co-founder of OpenAI, was fired from his own company after the board of directors accused him of "not being straightforward in communication."

Sam Altman, CEO and co-founder of OpenAI. (Photo: CNN)

Altman's dismissal was a major shock to the burgeoning artificial intelligence (AI) industry.

"Altman's departure follows a deliberate review by the board of directors, which concluded that Sam Altman was inconsistent and not straightforward in his communication with the board, hindering his ability to fulfill his responsibilities," OpenAI said in a statement. "The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI."

OpenAI announced that Mira Murati, the company's Chief Technology Officer, will serve as interim CEO until a permanent successor is selected.

Following the announcement, Sam Altman posted on X (formerly Twitter) the following message: "I loved my time at OpenAI. This has been a game-changer for me personally and hopefully for the world a little bit. Above all, I enjoyed working with such talented people. There's more to come about what's next."

This follows OpenAI's first developer conference, held in San Francisco last week, where Altman chaired the event and announced a series of new AI tool updates, including the ability for developers to create custom versions of ChatGPT.

Altman also shared that approximately 2 million developers are currently using the platform, and about 90% of Fortune 500 companies (a ranking of the 500 largest companies in the US) are using these tools internally.

ChatGPT currently has 100 million active users.

ChatGPT launched late last year, making Altman an overnight celebrity and the face of a range of new AI tools that can generate images and text on simple prompts from users.

This technology, known as generalized AI, has been implemented by Microsoft in its search engine and other tools. Google has a competitor called "Bard," and other generalized AI tools have been developed in recent months.

Altman is one of the strongest advocates for artificial intelligence, but he is also a leading call for regulation and a warning that the technology carries risks as it reshapes society.

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