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
What OpenAI customers should do as boardroom drama plays out OpenAI's customers are looking for other options to support their AI efforts. Fortune · Nov 21, 2023
Sam Altman’s ousting from OpenAI could lead to even greater success: ‘You could parachute him into an island full of cannibals and come back in five years and he’d be the king’ Altman dropped out of Stanford, started a "failed" app, then turned it into a gig running Silicon Valley's top startup incubator. Fortune · 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
Will OpenAI survive after board bust-up? City comment: If OpenAI survives this debacle, it could end up looking very different Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2023
The OpenAI meltdown shows that when nonprofits and for-profits clash, the one with the money usually wins The ongoing spectacle puts a new twist on an old question: Can nonprofits and for-profits really work together effectively? Fortune · Nov 21, 2023
X has been indispensable in the OpenAI saga—and that's rare these days Elon Musk's ex-Twitter would need a lot more tech drama to pull it out of its death spiral. Fortune · Nov 21, 2023
Sam Altman’s role ‘not expected to change’ at eyeball-scanning crypto startup Worldcoin amid OpenAI drama Altman is the chairperson and cofounder of Tools for Humanity, the organization overseeing Worldcoin. 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
AI is changing the world – and I’ve just eaten the underwhelming pasta that proves it While the great and the good worry about the dangers of artificial intelligence, my friends are embracing it to pad out their emails and cut corners in the kitchen, writes Zing Tsjeng The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2023
Microsoft stock hits all-time high as rumors swirl around OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman potentially joining the company OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman was fired Friday, rumored to be hired by Microsoft Saturday, and is still in flux as of today. While rumors and reports fly in all directions, Microsoft stock hit an all-time high. Windows Central · Nov 21, 2023
OpenAI Basically Unionizes Plus: Getting babies out of Gaza, lobster roll economics, gerontocracy update, and more... Reason · 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
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.
Dynamite News · Nov 21, 2023 Over 500 employees threaten to resign from OpenAI Over 505 OpenAI employees have threatened to leave the company if they do not receive the resignation of the ChatGPT company's board after a tumultuous weekend in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) industry that saw the company's CEO, Sam Altman being fired and consequently hired by AI competition, Microsoft. Read further…
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
The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2023 TechScape: Are social media giants silencing online content? As violence on the ground continues, emotions on social media are higher than ever – with critics asking if platforms need more transparency around their algorithms
iMore · Nov 21, 2023 The OpenAI chaos continues and that's just bad for everyone ... except Apple OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is pulling itself apart from the inside.
Fortune · Nov 21, 2023 Tim Cook reveals there are several people lined up to one day take on the top Apple job as he talks ‘very detailed’ succession plan with Dua Lipa Apple CEO Tim Cook said he has a "very detailed" succession plan, a far cry from the turbulent handover at OpenAI following Sam Altman's departure.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2023 First Thing: Hamas ‘close’ to truce agreement with Israel, leader says Deal could include limited ceasefire and exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners. Plus, most US gun deaths are suicides. How can they be prevented?
Windows Central · Nov 21, 2023 Microsoft demonstrates how it's training small language models to reason better than ChatGPT and Copilot Microsoft has published a new blog post highlighting its efforts toward teaching small language models how to reason. A few months ago, the company debuted Orca. "a 13-billion language model that demonstrated strong reasoning abilities by imitating the step-by-step reasoning traces of more capable LLMs."
France 24 · Nov 21, 2023 OpenAI saga continues as reports show investors working to bring back Sam Altman In the wake of an employee revolt in which most of OpenAI's staff have said they will resign if former CEO Sam Altman isn't reinstated, reports now say that the ChatGPT maker's investors are also working to bring Altman to the job he was fired from on Friday. In this…