According to Reuters , OpenAI has appointed Emmett Shear, former CEO of Twitch, to temporarily replace Sam Altman, who will join Microsoft, to lead a new advanced AI research team.
Along with Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, co-founder of OpenAI, will also become a new Microsoft employee.
"We are thrilled to announce that Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, along with their colleagues, will be joining Microsoft to lead a new, cutting-edge AI research team," announced Satya Nadella, Microsoft's CEO, on November 20.
"We look forward to getting to know and working with Emmett Shear and OpenAI's new leadership team," Nadella added, while emphasizing Microsoft's continued commitment to working with OpenAI.
Former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. (Photo: Reuters)
Microsoft's hiring of Altman came just hours after OpenAI's four-member board of directors declined to reinstate him as CEO following discussions.
Previously, Altman was reportedly seen returning to OpenAI headquarters to discuss the possibility of returning to the company and changing its governance structure. Concerns have arisen that Altman's abrupt dismissal could lead to a mass exodus of talent and impact the upcoming $86 billion stock sale.
Many sources suggest that negotiations between OpenAI's board of directors and Altman did not yield the expected results.
The decision to fire Sam Altman on November 18th sent shockwaves through the tech world, as the CEO was a crucial figure at OpenAI and considered the "father" of ChatGPT, OpenAI's most successful product to date.
Brockman also announced his resignation as Chairman of OpenAI following Altman's dismissal. Their departures came as a surprise to many employees who discovered the sudden change in management from an internal message and the company's public blog.
OpenAI kicked off the AI craze a year ago with the release of ChatGPT. This chatbot has become one of the fastest-growing software applications in the world .
Microsoft still has a significant investment in OpenAI, with many sources speculating it to be worth around $10 billion. Microsoft is also the exclusive cloud computing service provider for OpenAI and provides substantial support to the company in its research.
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