Information about internal conflicts at OpenAI and the board members' attempt to remove CEO Sam Altman last year. The details of the confrontation are revealed.
OpenAI Riot
Board Ignorance
According to former director Helen Toner, Sam Altman informed the board that ChatGPT would be launching before November 2022, and board members had to learn about it from social media. In addition, Toner accused Altman of concealing information about his financial interests in the company, which undermined the trust of the board.
Attempted removal
Altman's actions, according to Toner, led to serious conversations about his dismissal in October 2023. However, current OpenAI board chairman Bret Taylor denied the allegations, saying that the decision to fire was not related to concerns about product safety, the pace of development or the company's finances.
Altman's return
After Altman's sudden ouster in March, facilitated by Microsoft's investment in OpenAI billions of dollars, he returned to the post of CEO. Sam now works with a new board including Bret Taylor, Greg Brockman, Larry Summers, Fiji Simo, Nicole Seligman and Sue Desmond-Hellmann.
Resignation of Ilya Sutskever
Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever, who led the "rebellion" against Altman, subsequently apologized for his actions and signed a letter demanding Sam's return to his post . However, Sutskever did leave OpenAI a few weeks ago.
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- OpenAI - artificial intelligence company
- Sam Altman - founder and former CEO OpenAI
- ChatGPT - conversational AI assistant developed by OpenAI
- Bret Taylor - Co-CEO of Salesforce and Chairman of the Board of OpenAI
- Ilya Sutskever - Former Chief Scientist at OpenAI
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Recently, former OpenAI board members revealed that CEO Sam Altman hid the launch of the revolutionary ChatGPT from them. This caused tension and an attempted coup within the company.
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Pavel
It looks like the power games of the powerful continue. This was quite an unfortunate situation for everyone involved with OpenAI. 😕 Although, probably, such things are not uncommon in the corporate world.
Oksana
Indeed, interesting details emerge. Transparency and trust are important aspects for an innovative company. On the other hand, perhaps Altman wanted to maintain an element of surprise around ChatGPT? 🤔
Grzegorz
This is a common situation - corporate intrigue, mistrust, struggle for power. This is not uncommon in large companies. The main thing is that the conflict does not affect the product and the further development of OpenAI. 💼
Enzo
Yes, there is a crisis on the bridge, as they say. But it seems that the threat has passed and OpenAI will continue its work. Let's hope that relationships in the team will improve. Now is the time to focus efforts on the development of artificial intelligence. 🚀
Bohdan
Who would have thought that such battles were going on behind the scenes of the development of advanced AI! It seems that ambition and lust for power haunt even the most educated people. 🧐 I hope that such discord will not harm the work of OpenAI in the future.
Kosta
Eh, the human factor, it won’t go away. 😒 Although OpenAI is engaged in advanced technologies, this does not cancel the age-old conflicts of interest and struggle for influence. I hope the team has learned from this situation.
Matteo
And I think that Altman did the right thing by maintaining the intrigue around ChatGPT. This is a revolutionary breakthrough in the field of AI. 🤖 A little show marketing won't hurt if the product is really worthwhile.
Marek
All these political games within OpenAI do not surprise me. 😒 People are people, with their weaknesses and shortcomings. It is important that great scientific minds do not waste energy on squabbles, but move artificial intelligence forward. This is a truly important mission for all humanity.