The Latest Breaking News from Sam Altman

Meanwhile, OpenAI senior executives are headed for the door.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took a whirlwind tour of the Far East last winter, meeting with high-powered execs from companies like TSMC, Samsung, and SK hynix. However, according to a report in the New York Times this week, senior TSMC execs dubbed Sam Altman a 'podcasting bro' after the meeting(s).

CEO Sam Altman said in a post that OpenAI is "not a normal company."

Company plans announced as it reckons with departure of senior executives and seeks huge investment

Reported move follows recent departure of senior figures from ChatGPT developer

OpenAI’s history as a nonprofit research institute that also sells commercial products like ChatGPT may be coming to an end as the San Francisco company looks to more fully convert itself into a for-profit corporation accountable to shareholders

"For now, my primary focus is doing everything in my power to ensure a smooth transition, maintaining the momentum we’ve built," Murati said.

“I obviously won’t pretend it’s natural for this one to be so abrupt, but we are not a normal company,” Altman told staff in a letter he posted on social media.

The company has been radically transformed in the 10 months since CEO Sam Altman was temporarily removed in a boardroom coup.

The departures of Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati, Chief Research Officer Bob McGrew and Vice President of Research Barret Zoph come amid the ChatGPT maker's reported shift to a for-profit model and discussions of a potential $6.5 billion investment round.

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