On Friday, the maker of ‘ChatGPT,’ OpenAI, announced that Sam Altman is no longer the CEO of the firm. Instead, he has been removed from the position of Chief Executive Officer. The board members of the company are no longer confident about Altman’s capability and potential to continue being the CEO of OpenAI, says the official statement of the board members.
According to the company, the reason behind firing Sam Altman from the position of CEO is that he was not communicating with the board members properly. Sam hindered his ability to effectively fulfill his responsibilities by not fostering mutual understanding. The company stated in a blog post on the official OpenAI website that Sam’s departure has been thoroughly processed and reviewed by the board.
With immediate effect, Mira Murati, the former Chief Technology Officer, will assume the CEO position temporarily. The board members will search for a potential and capable individual who can serve as the permanent CEO of the company, the statement says
Sam Altman’s Response to Getting Fired
Sam Altman remained calm while reacting to the development. He went to X, formerly Twitter, and expressed his affection for his time at the company. He stated that he would announce ‘what’s next’ later.
He tweeted, ” I loved my time at Openai. it was transformative for me personally, and hopefully the world a little bit. most of all I loved working with such talented people. Will have more to say about what’s next later.🫡”— Sam Altman (@sama) November 17, 2023
Sam Altman’s dismissal led to another big departure in the company. Greg Brockman, the president of the Microsoft-funded company also announced his departure from OpenAI.
Greg went to Twitter and posted, “After learning today’s news, this is the message I sent to the OpenAI team:
— Greg Brockman (@gdb) November 18, 2023
Netizens React
The entire tech industry is currently in great commotion as the news broke about the firing of Sam Altman from the position of Chief Executive Officer. Netizenss reacted in different ways, and surprised speculations and reactions could be witnessed.
Semafor, the news portal, quoted sources and revealed to the public that, at the time of his exit from the firm, Altman was in the middle of raising capital funds to begin a new venture.
Greg went to Twitter and wrote, “Sam and I are shocked and saddened by what the board did today. Let us first say thank you to all the incredible people who we have worked with at OpenAI, our customers, our investors, and all of those who have been reaching out. We too are still trying to figure out exactly…— Greg Brockman (@gdb)” November 18, 2023
Kara Swisher, the host of the podcast and Tech journalist went to Twitter and suspected that more departures are expected from the company due to “misalignment of the profit versus nonprofit adherents at the company.”
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