OpenAI stated that it had conducted a “thoughtful review process” and “concluded that he (Altman) did not maintain transparency in his communication with the board, hindering his ability to perform his responsibilities.”
"The board of directors no longer has confidence in Altman's ability to continue leading OpenAI," the statement said.
OpenAI's board of directors includes chief scientist Ilya Sutskever and independent directors such as Quora CEO Adam D'Angelo, tech entrepreneur Tasha McCauley, and Helen Toner of the Georgetown Center for Emerging Technology and Security. OpenAI states that the board is "the overall governing body for all OpenAI operations."
Not only Altman, but OpenAI Chairman Greg Brockman will also step down as Chairman of the Board, retaining his position at the company and reporting to the CEO.
On X, Sam Altman acknowledged his departure from OpenAI but made no mention of any allegations from the board. “I loved my time at OpenAI,” he wrote. “I personally changed and hopefully changed the world a little bit. Above all, I enjoyed working with talented people.” He added that there would be “more to come next.”
OpenAI – a startup that has received billions of dollars in investment from Microsoft – rose to prominence late last year after releasing the ChatGPT chatbot to the public. The service receives user prompts and fulfills requests in an innovative way, sparking a race to create new artificial intelligence (AI) within the tech industry.
A Microsoft spokesperson said the company has a “long-standing partnership with OpenAI and Microsoft remains committed to Mira and their team as we bring the next era of AI to our customers.”
OpenAI launched as a non-profit in 2015 with support from Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who reportedly committed $1 billion to the project. Before taking on the CEO role, Altman was the chairman of the startup accelerator Y Combinator. Early in his career, he founded the social networking company Loopt.
Along with the popularity of ChatGPT, Altman's reputation also soared. He became a leading figure in the booming global AI industry. In September, the 38-year-old tech leader was granted a "golden visa" by Indonesia, offering privileges for 10 years regarding accommodation and other benefits in the country.
Altman visited various Asia-Pacific countries during the summer, including Singapore, India, China, South Korea, and Japan, meeting with leaders and government officials, and speaking publicly about the development of AI and the need for regulations.
He testified before the U.S. Senate in May, urging lawmakers to regulate AI, citing the risk of negative impacts on the job market, the information ecosystem, and other economic and social concerns. At the time, he said , “If this technology goes wrong, it could go completely wrong. And we want to speak out about that. We want to work with the government to prevent that from happening.”
Prior to his Senate confirmation hearing, Altman also spoke at a dinner with approximately 60 lawmakers, who were reportedly impressed by his speech and performance. More recently, Altman spoke this week at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference in San Francisco.
OpenAI held its first developer conference in early November, highlighting the startup's growing popularity in the tech industry. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella made a surprise guest appearance at the event, joining Altman on stage to discuss the startup's AI technologies and its partnership with Microsoft.
(According to CNBC)
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