Earthquake at OpenAI. The company that brought ChatGPT to the world says goodbye to its co-founders

as of 2020, he was the CEO of OpenAI. He is also one of the company’s co-founders. On Saturday around noon, the company issued a statement announcing Altman’s dismissal. “Mr. Altman’s departure follows a thoughtful review by the board of directors, which determined that he had not always been candid in his interactions with the board, which made it difficult for him to perform his responsibilities. The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue to lead OpenAI,” the company said. . Technology journalists compare it to the firing of Steve Jobs in 1985.

Earthquake at OpenAI

Greg Brockman, one of the co-founders, was also demoted. The announcement stated that he would “step down as president of the management board, but will remain in the company in a position reporting to the CEO.” Brockman did not agree to these terms and announced that “after learning today’s news, I am leaving.” On the platform, X wrote that both he and Altman were “shocked and saddened” by what the board did. He also revealed what happened behind the scenes of the recent talks.

According to the account he provided, Sam Altman first received an -a from Ilya Sutskever, co-founder of OpenAI, requesting a video call. When Altman joined the Meet, the entire board except Greg Brockman was already there. Sutskever told Altman that he was being fired and that this information would soon be made public. Then Brockman also received a similar text message and in a few minutes he also received a link to Google Meet. Brockman was told that he was being removed from the board (but was essential to the company and would remain employed there) and that Sam Altman had been fired. Around the same time, OpenAI released a statement announcing management changes.

OpenAI employees were ‘totally shocked’

Sam Altman also spoke. He wrote on X that he “really enjoyed my time at OpenAI.” “It was an experience that changed me and, I hope, the world a little bit. Most of all, I loved working with such talented people. I will have more to say about what’s next soon,” he wrote. In subsequent entries, he added that “this day was a strange experience in many respects.” He indicated that he felt “as if he had died” when he saw how many kind words were addressed to him.

reached employees of OpenAI and , who admitted that the company’s management reshuffle “completely shocked” them. As they explained, they learned about them just like the rest of the world – from a statement on the OpenAI website.

Mira Murati is the new CEO of OpenAI

Sam Altman’s replacement will be Mira Murati, the company’s current chief technology officer, who will now serve as interim CEO. “Mira, a member of the OpenAI leadership team for five years, has played a key role in OpenAI’s evolution into a global AI leader. She brings a unique skill set, understands the company’s values, operations and business, and leads the company’s research, product and security functions,” it reads company website. Mira Murati will only be in this position temporarily. OpenAI announced that it is looking for a new CEO.