In a shocking turn of events, the ChatGPT-maker OpenAI fired its Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman followed by the co-founder and president of OpenAI Greg Brockman resigning from the company. The shocking and unexpected ouster of the company’s top two officials with immediate effects, has caused a stir and left everyone with sort of speculations and perplexion about what actually happened. However, the AI company cited that Altman was fired from his position after the board found him not capable and not consistently candid in his communications. But the co-founder and then-president of Open AI Greg Brockman said he and Sam were shocked and saddened by what the board did with them. Let’s talk about it in detail. You need to go through this article till the end for more details. Scroll down the page.
Greg Brockman resigned from the company a few hours after the company ousted then-CEO Sam Altman. Brockman shared a lengthy statement on X formerly Twitter and detailed the timeline of Altman’s ouster. Meanwhile, the former CEO of OpenAI reshared Brockman’s statement on X. It reads, “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.”
Greg further explained that they have not figured out yet what actually happened. Furthermore, he explained “Last night, Sam got a text from Ilya asking to talk at noon Friday. Sam joined a Google Meet and the whole board, except Greg, was there. Ilya told Sam he was being fired and that the news was going out very soon. – At 12:19 pm, Greg got a text from Ilya asking for a quick call. At 12:23 pm, Ilya sent a Google Meet link.”
Following the removal of Sam Altman from OpenAI, the chief technology officer of OpenAI was appointed as the new interim CEO of the company with immediate effect. However, the company also added that it would conduct a formal search for a permanent CEO. OpenAI issued, “Altman’s exit follows a deliberative review process by the board, which concluded that he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities,” Stay tuned to this website for more details and updates.