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Sam Altman is out as OpenAI CEO — board says he was ‘not consistently candid’. CTO Mira Murati to be interim CEO

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"“Mr. Altman’s departure follows a deliberative review process by the board, which concluded that he 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."

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Sam Altman is out as OpenAI CEO — board says he was ‘not consistently candid’. CTO Mira Murati to be interim CEO

A memo from the company published Friday confirms Sam Altman will be replaced by CTO Mira Murati.
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After thinking about it, none of this surprises me, after reading more about the situation. Highly motivated, visionary leaders are often controversial to say the least. Often polarizing too. There are numerous examples, including IMO: Jobs, Musk, Zuckerberg, Neumann, Gates, Ellison, Bezos. I've met or worked with a few other lesser-known examples. In my experience they scare a lot of people, or at least anger them. I had no idea Altman was like that until this incident and the associated press articles. Microsoft pulled off quite a coup by hiring Altman and some of his team. The ousting OpenAI BoD members are probably unlikely to hold similar positions for a long time, perhaps ever again.
 
WOW!

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OpenAI appoints new boss as Sam Altman joins Microsoft in Silicon Valley twist

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -OpenAI named ex-Twitch boss Emmett Shear as interim CEO, while outgoing chief Sam Altman moved to backer Microsoft, in a surprise turn of events that clouded the future of the startup at the heart of the artificial intelligence boom. The appointments, settled late on...
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Sam Altman joins Microsoft as OpenAI names its third CEO in 3 days

Microsoft has hired Sam Altman to power up its artificial intelligence research efforts after the co-founder of OpenAI was ousted as CEO in a chaotic boardroom coup on Friday. Meanwhile, the ChatGPT company will get its third CEO in three days.
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Daniel Nenni said:
WOW!

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OpenAI appoints new boss as Sam Altman joins Microsoft in Silicon Valley twist

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -OpenAI named ex-Twitch boss Emmett Shear as interim CEO, while outgoing chief Sam Altman moved to backer Microsoft, in a surprise turn of events that clouded the future of the startup at the heart of the artificial intelligence boom. The appointments, settled late on...
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Sam Altman joins Microsoft as OpenAI names its third CEO in 3 days

Microsoft has hired Sam Altman to power up its artificial intelligence research efforts after the co-founder of OpenAI was ousted as CEO in a chaotic boardroom coup on Friday. Meanwhile, the ChatGPT company will get its third CEO in three days.
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This story is moving ahead fast and getting more complicated.

@Daniel Nenni, what do people say about it in the Silicon Valley?
 
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After thinking about it, none of this surprises me, after reading more about the situation. Highly motivated, visionary leaders are often controversial to say the least. Often polarizing too. There are numerous examples, including IMO: Jobs, Musk, Zuckerberg, Neumann, Gates, Ellison, Bezos. I've met or worked with a few other lesser-known examples. In my experience they scare a lot of people, or at least anger them.
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People who get things done make enemies. It goes with the territory.
 
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Just another example of how extremely intelligent people let their emotions and ego get the better of themselves. I have seen it many times in Silicon Valley over the last 40 years. You would think we would know better.

I see no way for the board to survive this one. Just my opinion of course. 😎

Here is what Chat GPT says:

You
Why did Open AI implode?

ChatGPT
Oh no, did I miss something? Last I checked, OpenAI was still intact and doing its thing. I hope there's no implosion I'm unaware of!

🤣
 
Sam Altman returned to OpenAI HQ and could be reinstated as CEO soon. Elon Musk says ‘the public should be informed’ why he was fired in the first place

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Sam Altman returned to OpenAI HQ and could be reinstated as CEO soon. Elon Musk says ‘the public should be informed’ why he was fired in the first place

Investors raced to reinstate Altman after the OpenAI board fired him Friday. But Elon Musk says for AI safety reasons the true reason for the firing must be revealed.
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hist78 said:
Sam Altman returned to OpenAI HQ and could be reinstated as CEO soon. Elon Musk says ‘the public should be informed’ why he was fired in the first place

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Sam Altman returned to OpenAI HQ and could be reinstated as CEO soon. Elon Musk says ‘the public should be informed’ why he was fired in the first place

Investors raced to reinstate Altman after the OpenAI board fired him Friday. But Elon Musk says for AI safety reasons the true reason for the firing must be revealed.
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Things go fast in the Internet era. But it can go even faster in the AI era.
 
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