Sam Altman’s firing from OpenAI followed widespread disagreements between the CEO and his board — particularly Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI’s co-founder and the company’s chief scientist, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The debates included differences of opinion about AI security, the pace of development of the technology and the company’s commercialization, said the person, who asked not to be identified discussing private information.
The disputes echo long-standing rifts within OpenAI over the responsible development of powerful AI tools — issues that have plagued the company since its inception. Similar disputes over security and commercialization are why Elon Musk broke ties with OpenAI in 2018, and why a group of employees left in 2020 and started rival Anthropic.
In July, Sutskever formed a new team at the company to oversee “superintelligent” future AI systems. Before joining OpenAI, The Israeli-Canadian computer scientist worked at Google Brain and was a researcher at Stanford University.
A month ago, Sutskever’s responsibilities at the company were reduced, reflecting friction with Altman and Greg Brockman, the company’s chairman. Sutskever later appealed to the board, winning over some members.
Brockman resigned on Friday, following Altman’s firing.
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Updated: 18 Nov 2023, 09:53 IST