Internal discord at OpenAI appears to be increasing, with the dismissal of Sam Altman announced by the company, citing a lack of trust. Shortly after, OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman revealed his departure from the organization.
brockman Announced his resignation at X (formerly Twitter), citing recent developments and expressing pride in the collective achievements since the company’s founding. He said:
“I feel immensely proud of what we have collectively achieved since our humble beginnings in my apartment eight years ago. Despite facing numerous challenges, we have achieved a lot together. However, in light of today’s events, I have resigned.”
Brockman reiterated his belief in the mission of developing safe general artificial intelligence for the benefit of all humanity. As part of the recently revealed changes, he was scheduled to resign as chairman while remaining with the company in a reporting capacity under the new CEO.
After hearing today’s news, this is the message I sent to the OpenAI team: https://t.co/NMnG16yFmm pic.twitter.com/8x39P0ejOM
-Greg Brockman (@gdb) November 18, 2023
Altman’s departure as CEO raises concerns about a potential talent drain at OpenAI. There is also speculation about the next steps of the former CEO, with Altman saying would share what the future holds for him later.
OpenAI’s decision to part ways with Altman arose from significant disagreements between the CEO and the board of directors, particularly with Ilya Sutskever, co-founder and chief scientist. Disagreements centered on the safety of ai, the pace of technological development and the company’s commercialization.
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These disagreements reflect persistent challenges within OpenAI related to the ethical development of artificial intelligence (ai), a constant concern for the organization since its inception. Similar conflicts in the past resulted in Elon Musk leaving OpenAI in 2018. In 2020, some employees left to launch Anthropic.
OpenAI, originally established as a nonprofit in 2015, aimed to prevent advanced ai from falling into the hands of corporations. However, after receiving a significant investment from Microsoft in 2019, the company transitioned to a for-profit structure.
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