Sam Altman has been fired from his position as CEO of OpenAI
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OpenAI's board of directors abruptly fired the company's CEO, Sam Altman, saying he was "not forthright enough".
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"[Mr. Altman] was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities. The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI", the release said
Altman confirmed his dismissal and said he would share his plans a little later.
i loved my time at openai. it was transformative for me personally, and hopefully the world a little bit. most of all i loved working with such talented people.
- Sam Altman (@sama) November 17, 2023
will have more to say about what's next later.
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Mira Murati has been appointed interim CEO. She previously served as CTO of OpenAI.
In addition, Greg Brockman was fired from the position of the company's president. He decided to leave OpenAI after Altman's ouster.
According to Brockman, the board's decision came as a surprise. Altman learned of the dismissal shortly before the public announcement.
Sam and I are shocked and saddened by what the board did today.
- Greg Brockman (@gdb) November 18, 2023
Let us first say thank you to all the incredible people who we have worked with at OpenAI, our customers, our investors, and all of those who have been reaching out.
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Altman and Brockman are co-founders of OpenAI.
