32 posts tagged ‘sam altman’
Elon Musk Shares Mysterious Letter About Sam Altman
Gizmodo,
Elon Musk tweeted a link to a strange letter Tuesday, supposedly written by former OpenAI employees detailing “a disturbing pattern of deceit and manipulation by Sam Altman and Greg Brockman.” Altman and Brockman, OpenAI’s CEO and president, were fired and then rehired in a dramatic failed coup that played out over… Read more...
OpenAI’s initial new board counts Larry Summers among its ranks
TechCrunch,
Meet OpenAI’s new board of directors: Bret Taylor, Larry Summers and Adam D’Angelo. Or, more precisely, the board for the time being. We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam Altman to return to OpenAI as CEO with a new initial board of Bret Taylor (Chair), Larry Summers, and Adam D'Angelo. We are collaborating […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Who would’ve guessed the powerful folk would win the AI fight?
So, there were some nonprofit folks up against a wall of money and influence. Guess who won? © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Sam Altman Is So Back at OpenAI, but Its Board Is So Not Back
Sam Altman was reinstated as OpenAI’s Chief Executive Officer late on Tuesday night. The board that fired Sam Altman due to a lack of confidence, just four days ago, was largely replaced with profiteering veterans Larry Summers and Bret Taylor. Co-founder Greg Brockman will return to OpenAI, minus his board seat, as… Read more...
Sam Altman returns to OpenAI
Boing Boing,
Sam Altman, the OpenAI CEO spectacularly fired last week, is back at his post after days of negotiations. The board that tried to force him out will mostly be gone, too, giving him a free hand to rapidly develop and commercialize AI technology. — Read the rest
OpenAI will benefit from unity of purpose with Sam Altman’s return
In case you missed it, Sam Altman is back as OpenAI CEO. His reinstatement comes after a whirlwind few days in which we saw unusual corporate governance lead to an attempt to oust Altman, despite support from both Microsoft and the vast majority of OpenAI’s workforce. While the whole process was incredibly messy, the result […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Former OpenAI Exec Announces ChatGPT Voice Is Now Available to All
OpenAI’s former President and Chairman Greg Brockman announced that ChatGPT Voice is now available to all users Tuesday afternoon. Users can now speak with ChatGPT, and it will talk back, announced Brockman on X, just days after OpenAI’s leadership was ousted. Read more...
Effective accelerationism, doomers, decels, and how to flaunt your AI priors
Several political perspectives are shaping quite a lot of the work on artificial intelligence, and so we need to understand them, especially now. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.