Ilya Sutskever, the cofounder of OpenAI who had a starring role in CEO Sam Altman’s ouster last week, now says he “deeply regrets” his actions—and is even threatening to quit.
Silicon Valley has been captivated by the shocking Friday dismissal and quick comeback of Altman, who was summarily sacked by the board nearly a year to the day after the launch of ChatGPT, precipitating a staff exodus and a standoff between OpenAI’s board and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, the startup’s biggest strategic shareholder.
