The OpenAI outcome is pretty ideal for Microsoft Keeping OpenAI at arm's length, but under greater Microsoft influence, means no alarms and no surprises. Fortune · Nov 22, 2023
OpenAI’s Internal Strife: CTO, COO, And Other Employees Unite In Support Of Sam Altman A mutiny is brewing at OpenAI after the company's board refused to bring back Sam Altman and Greg Brockman Zenger · Nov 22, 2023
Sam Altman’s OpenAI ouster offers lesson on the pitfalls of performance evaluations Sam Altman’s ouster from OpenAI suggests that layoffs are not indicative of employee performance. Fortune · Nov 22, 2023
OpenAI co-founder makes spectacular return mere days after ousting, with the board that fired him mostly swept away Don't mess with Microsoft. PC Gamer · Nov 22, 2023
Emmett Shear lasted just 72 hours as Sam Altman's replacement as OpenAI CEO Tech entrepreneur Emmett Shear addressed the last wild few days at OpenAI in a late-night statement. Fortune · Nov 22, 2023
Sam Altman and Greg Brockman to return to OpenAI just days after being fired Sam Altman returns to OpenAI after being ousted, Microsoft's Satya Nadella welcomes the move. Tom’s Hardware · Nov 22, 2023
OpenAI reinstates Sam Altman as its chief executive The company, maker of the popular ChatGPT chatbot, said its board would be remade without many of the members who had opposed Altman and voted for his removal late last week. WEKU · Nov 22, 2023
Ousted CEO Sam Altman to return as head of OpenAI, company says 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. France 24 · Nov 22, 2023
OpenAI says ousted CEO Sam Altman to return to company behind ChatGPT 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 Independent UK · Nov 22, 2023
Sam Altman returns as OpenAI CEO, adds Larry Summers to new board The ChatGPT developer will have a new board, after its former directors agreed to unceremoniously fire Sam Altman as CEO. Fortune · Nov 22, 2023
Microsoft’s Hiring Of Sam Altman Sparks Analysis Of AI Sector Position Analysts examine Microsoft's AI position after hiring Sam Altman, co-founder fired by OpenAI. Zenger · Nov 21, 2023
OpenAI's unusual nonprofit structure led to dramatic ouster of sought-after CEO Unlike Google, Facebook and countless other tech giants, the company behind ChatGPT was not created to be a business The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2023
Upended overnight, the red-hot generative AI market is suddenly up for grabs The turmoil at OpenAI is reverberating across the market, affecting the ChatGPT-maker's customers, competitors, and employees. Fortune · Nov 21, 2023
Microsoft chief says ‘no OpenAI’ without tech giant’s involvement Satya Nadella reveals Microsoft, OpenAI’s biggest investor, was not consulted about Sam Altman’s dismissal as fallout continues The Guardian - US · Nov 21, 2023
Fortune · Nov 21, 2023 OpenAI uprising shows how easy it is to destroy employee trust The OpenAI mishandling of Sam Altman's ouster has led to employee uproar and threats of quitting.
Fortune · Nov 21, 2023 OpenAI’s new CEO once labeled himself ‘super opinionated’—and likened working for Microsoft to selling his soul The former Twitch CEO has taken the helm at the ChatGPT creator after Sam Altman was ousted.
Fortune · Nov 21, 2023 Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s response to the OpenAI board debacle is a masterclass on taking fast, decisive action OpenAI's sudden dismissal of Sam Altman spurred the Microsoft CEO to move at warp speed.
Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2023 Sam Altman: what drives the tech guru who's back at the top of OpenAI If Sam Altman wasn’t already the biggest name in Artificial Intelligence last week, he definitely is now. As boss of OpenAI, creators of Chat GPT, Altman leads a firm that has revolutionised how many people work and study – and grapples with the moral questions around their tech. Last week,…
Fortune · Nov 21, 2023 OpenAI’s investors are trying to bring Sam Altman back The VCs invested in OpenAI are weighing a lawsuit against the board.
Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2023 Who owns OpenAI? CEO Sam Altman booted from company Microsoft is OpenAI's biggest single investor but that doesn't mean it pulls all the strings
Fortune · Nov 21, 2023 OpenAI's 'unusual' board can make unilateral decisions without asking permission from anyone—like deep-pocketed backer Microsoft and Satya Nadella OpenAI says it wants to make decision on behalf of all of humanity, not its backers. Its investors aren't happy to learn that.
Fortune · Nov 20, 2023 Sharks are circling OpenAI hunting for AI talent, with Satya Nadella and Marc Benioff leading the feeding frenzy Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has offered to match compensation to any OpenAI researcher who has tendered their resignation.
Fortune · Nov 20, 2023 OpenAI’s venture capital investors keeping legal action on the table if Sam Altman isn’t reinstated, sources say Satya Nadella's midnight hiring of Sam Altman and Greg Brockman was a shrewd move for Microsoft, but unless Altman returns to OpenAI, the startup's other VC investors will be left with an empty shell.
The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2023 What you need to know about Emmett Shear, OpenAI's new interim CEO OpenAI is bringing in the former head of Twitch as interim CEO just days after the company pushed out its well-known leader, Sam Altman, sparking upheaval in the world of artificial intelligence
Fortune · Nov 20, 2023 OpenAI's meltdown: What to know about Sam Altman's ouster, the employee revolt, and Microsoft's plot twist On Friday afternoon, the OpenAI board fired Altman, saying he has not been “consistently candid” with them. By early Monday morning, he’d been hired by Microsoft.