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Sam Altman Joins a Pretty Exclusive Club

OpenAI CEO is officially a billionaire, according to Forbes

(Newser) - There's a new billionaire in town. Sam Altman, the 38-year-old CEO of the company that created ChatGPT, is now worth at least $1 billion, according to Forbes , putting him at No. 2,747 on the magazine's list of the world's richest people . Though Altman has no equity...

OpenAI Board: Sam Altman Is the 'Right Leader' for Us:

Beleaguered CEO is reinstated to company's board after independent probe into his behavior

(Newser) - A "saga that has shocked the artificial intelligence industry" has come full circle. The AP reports that an independent probe commissioned by OpenAI's board has found CEO Sam Altman's conduct "did not mandate removal," effectively reinstating him to its ranks. Based on the investigation conducted...

Musk Sues OpenAI for 'Perverting' Its Mission

His complaint claims founders broke their original vow to make it an open-source resource

(Newser) - In 2015, Elon Musk helped found OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed company that created the ChatGPT chatbot. Now, however, the SpaceX and X owner is suing OpenAI, as well as its CEO, Sam Altman, in what the Wall Street Journal frames as "a dramatic escalation of a long-simmering feud between tech...

Reuters: Before Axing Altman, Board Got Cautionary Letter

Sources say it told of a 'powerful artificial intelligence discovery'

(Newser) - It's a thinly sourced report but an intriguing one: Reuters reports two sources have told it that ahead of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's firing, the board of directors was sent a warning letter penned by staff researchers that warned "of a powerful artificial intelligence discovery that they...

In Latest Twist, Ousted CEO to Return to OpenAI

Sam Altman will be back, ChatGPT maker says in statement

(Newser) - The ousted leader of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is returning to the company that fired him late last week, the latest in a saga that has shocked the artificial intelligence industry , the AP reports. San Francisco-based OpenAI said in a statement late Tuesday: "We have reached an agreement in principle for...

Microsoft's Hiring of Ousted CEO a 'Poker Move for the Ages'

What we know so far about the drama at OpenAI with Sam Altman

(Newser) - The drama at OpenAI , the dominant company in the field of artificial intelligence, is apparently not over. The board surprised all of tech by ousting CEO Sam Altman, who was promptly hired by Microsoft. But with most OpenAI employees now threatening a mutiny over the board's actions, it's...

Report: 700 of OpenAI's 770 Employees Threaten to Quit

They've signed letter demanding reinstatement of Altman, resignation of board

(Newser) - A mutiny appears to be brewing at OpenAI after the ouster of CEO Sam Altman . Sources tell the New York Times that more than 700 of the artificial intelligence company's 770 employees, including many of its top researchers, have signed an open letter threatening to leave the start-up for...

OpenAI Founders Quickly Find New Jobs

Microsoft hires Sam Altman, Greg Brockman 'to lead a new advanced AI research team'

(Newser) - Microsoft announced Monday that it has hired Sam Altman and another architect of ChatGPT maker OpenAI after they unexpectedly departed the company days earlier in a corporate shakeup that shocked the artificial intelligence world, reports the AP . Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella tweeted that the US tech giant is...

At OpenAI, a Surprise 'Leadership Transition'
OpenAI Board
Abruptly Ousts
CEO Sam
Altman
THE RUNDOWN
Nov 18, 2023 9:00 AM CST

OpenAI Board Abruptly Ousts CEO Sam Altman

Says 'he was not consistently candid in his communications'; co-founder Greg Brockman quits

(Newser) - In news that shook Silicon Valley on Friday, Sam Altman, the CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, was abruptly fired, though no one yet knows quite why. The Verge and the AP report that the company's board of directors made the move, releasing a statement that noted a "leadership...

Google Unveils Rival 'Bard' to ChatGPT

Company hopes to keep up in the AI race

(Newser) - ChatGPT has been making headlines lately, but now it's going to have to share that media real estate: On Monday, Google owner Alphabet announced its new chatbot service, Bard, as well as plans to pump more artificial intelligence into its search functions and open up some of its AI...

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