Sam Altman, the face of the tech industry’s current craze for artificial intelligence, has been ousted from OpenAI’s board.
The tech company said Friday that Altman was fired after a board-initiated review found that he “was not consistently open in his communications with the board, which prevented the board from fulfilling its responsibilities,” in a statement. The blog post added that the board “no longer has confidence in his ability to continue to lead OpenAI.” He was replaced on an interim basis by chief technology officer Mira Murati.
The latest version of the OpenAI program ChatGPT was released about a year ago, bringing the concept of generative AI from the laboratory to the living room. Students working on theses, professionals developing presentations, and millions of others suddenly had access to a new wealth of resources, albeit with significant strings attached. As OpenAI’s valuation soared and Altman and other proponents of ChatGPT recognized its potential to increase efficiency and speed up cumbersome processes in areas such as healthcare and other key parts of society, some painted a very bleak picture. A group of tech leaders, including Elon Musk, called earlier this year for a pause in AI development pending a more thorough study of the potential for harm.
OpenAI was reportedly in talks with investors recently for a new round of funding, valuing the company at $80 billion, making it one of the most valuable startups in the world.
Source: Deadline
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