“The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI,” the artificial intelligence company said in a statement.
“Mr. Altman’s departure follows a thoughtful review process by the Board, which concluded that he was not consistently forthright in his communications with the Board, thereby impairing his ability to perform its responsibilities,” the board statement said. Obstruction occurred.”
Following Altman’s exit, OpenAI CTO Mira Muratti will serve as interim CEO. She has been a key figure in the company’s leadership for five years.
Altman responded positively on social media, expressing his affection for his time at OpenAI and the team he worked with.
Altman posted on X: “I loved my time at OpenAI. It was a little transformative for me personally and hopefully for the world. Most of all I liked working with such talented people. “There will be more to say later about what lies ahead.”
But Altman’s dismissal The tech world was surprised by rumors on social media regarding the reason for his sudden dismissal.
Altman’s ambitions may also have played a role in his departure, Bloomberg reports. He is actively trying to secure multibillion-dollar funding from sovereign wealth funds in the Middle East. The funding is aimed at launching a startup focused on AI chips, aiming to rival those produced by Nvidia Corp. In addition, Altman is joining with SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman Masayoshi Son to raise substantial investment for a new venture. Bloomberg reports that the AI-focused hardware venture has been planned in collaboration with former Apple designer Jony Ive.
Analysts were quick to explain the reasons and implications of the sudden removal of Sam Altman, 38, a Stanford University alumnus, entrepreneur and software developer.
“It seemed as if there were some ethical concerns that prompted the board to do something,” Creative Strategies analyst Carolina Milanesi told AFP.
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“If they are being forced out because of ethical concerns, it will only be good for the company.”
Wedbush analyst Dan Ives believed that Altman’s dismissal was unlikely to slow OpenAI’s momentum. “Altman’s exit as CEO of OpenAI is a blow but ultimately Microsoft will have more control over the situation,” Ives said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“With him gone, we’re seeing a little bit of concern moving forward,” Ives said.
(with inputs from agencies)
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