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Sam Altman joins Microsoft's advanced AI research team after shock firing, and over 70% of OpenAI's employees may follow him

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that the company is hiring Sam Altman, previously CEO at OpenAI to lead a new AI research team alongside Greg Brockman, co-founder of OpenAI.

Windows Central · Nov 20, 2023

OpenAI staff threaten to quit unless Sam Altman returns; Abu Dhabi fund lined up to take control of Telegraph – as it happened

Around 500 employees of OpenAI have signed a letter saying they may quit and join Sam Altman at Microsoft, unless he is reappointed and the board resigns

The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2023

Microsoft hires former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

Tech company creates advanced new artificial intelligence team as Twitch’s Emmett Shear joins OpenAI

The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2023

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OpenAI’s fired CEO Sam Altman to join Microsoft

Microsoft CEO and Chairman Satya Nadella says Altman will lead “new advanced AI research team” at the company.

Al Jazeera · Nov 20, 2023

Sam Altman moves to Microsoft as OpenAI hires ex-Twitch boss Emmett Shear as new CEO

The days-long saga at the helm of the world’s best known AI business took another turn this morning after ChatGPT maker OpenAI said it would hire the former boss of Twitch as its new CEO, while its ousted exec Sam Altman would move to lead investor Microsoft to run an…

Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2023

Who is Sam Altman, OpenAI's wunderkind ex-CEO – and why was he fired?

On Friday, OpenAI’s high-flying chief executive Sam Altman was unexpectedly fired by the company’s board. Co-founder and chief technology officer Greg Brockman was also removed as the board president, after which he promptly resigned.

The Conversation · Nov 20, 2023

OpenAI board taps former Twitch CEO Emmett Shear to succeed Sam Altman

OpenAI’s board hired former Twitch chief Emmett Shear as chief executive officer, defying calls from investors to reinstate the ousted Sam Altman, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Times of India · Nov 20, 2023

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OpenAI names Twitch founder Emmett Shear new interim CEO

The shock announcement follows reports that Microsoft and other investors were pushing to reinstate Altman as CEO.

Fortune · Nov 20, 2023

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.

Fortune · Nov 19, 2023

OpenAI investors' race to reinstate Sam Altman makes tech expert Gary Marcus feel 'sick to his stomach'

"None of this bodes well," writes the NYU professor, who's worried about the nonprofit's board getting overpowered.

Fortune · Nov 19, 2023

Billionaire ‘techno-optimist’ Marc Andreessen is tweeting up a storm about Sam Altman and OpenAI and he’s furious at the AI 'Doomer' movement

The Andreessen Horowitz co-founder has long believed that “software is eating the world,” but he wants the AI space to move faster.

Fortune · Nov 19, 2023

OpenAI ousts Sam Altman, Microsoft picks him up, and the future of your ChatGPT experience is in flux

OpenAI booted Sam Altman out of the CEO spot and may have just changed the trajectory of AI

TechRadar · Nov 19, 2023

OpenAI investors are pushing for Sam Altman’s return, and it could mean changes to the board that fired him

Microsoft and other investors want Altman back as OpenAI CEO after his surprise ouster by the board on Friday.

Fortune · Nov 19, 2023

In the battle to bring ousted founder Sam Altman back to OpenAI, Microsoft and Satya Nadella hold the trump cards

The company doesn't have a seat on the board. What it does have is arguably more powerful.

Fortune · Nov 19, 2023

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Tom’s Hardware · Nov 19, 2023

Talks to reinstate OpenAI’s ousted CEO Sam Altman are to continue today, according to reports

After his surprising and unceremonious ousting on Friday, there have been talks, and pressure from big investors like Microsoft, to reinstate Sam Altman.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2023

Ousted OpenAI CEO Sam Altman ‘in talks to return at firm’s HQ’

Boss was sacked by ChatGPT developer over failure to be ‘candid in his communications’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2023

Sam Altman was the trusted face of AI. His firm, though, is much more complex

The conflicts of interest built into OpenAI’s corporate structure may be a bigger story than the loss of its leader

The Guardian - US · Nov 19, 2023

How OpenAI interim chief Mira Murati helped launch AI into the mainstream

Born in Albania, former chief technology officer is charged with calming the waters after ouster of Sam Altman

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Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2023

Sam Altman's exit is a symptom of OpenAI's growing pains

City Voices: The firing of Sam Altman, and the way the board did it, will give more ammunition to people who think AI firms need more oversight

Windows Central · Nov 19, 2023

Satya Nadella 'furious' with blindside ousting of Sam Altman

Satya Nadella is 'furious' with the dismissal of Sam Altman and is reportedly assisting in reinstating Altman as CEO.

Fortune · Nov 19, 2023

What Sam Altman said about AI at a CEO summit the day before OpenAI ousted him as CEO

Altman spoke at the APEC CEO Summit on Thursday in his last public appearance as OpenAI CEO. He was fired on Friday.

Fortune · Nov 19, 2023

Here are the latest twists in the OpenAI shakeup and the 'boardroom coup' that ousted CEO Sam Altman

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI's abrupt firing of CEO Sam Altman sent shockwaves through the tech industry and raised a lot of big questions about what happened. Here's everything we know so far.

Fortune · Nov 18, 2023

Mira Murati is suddenly in charge at OpenAI as interim CEO. Her cover interview with Fortune hints at how she'll lead it

She worries about a “a race to the bottom” on AI safety and the difficulty of predicting “emerging capabilities” early enough.

Fortune · Nov 18, 2023

AI just got its Steve Jobs moment

AI just got its Steve Jobs moment, as debates swirl between “accelerationists” and “doomers” over its threat to humanity.

Fortune · Nov 18, 2023

Who is Ilya Sutskever, the man at the center of OpenAI’s leadership shakeup—and why is he so worried about AI superintelligence going rogue?

The OpenAI chief scientist has been key to the company’s success—and is increasingly worried about AI safety.

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