Altman was removed from his position by OpenAI's board due to a lack of confidence in his leadership. This led to OpenAI president Greg Brockman also resigning. Despite the upheaval, Microsoft, which has invested billions in OpenAI and uses its technology in its Bing search engine, plans to continue its collaboration with the AI company.
Key takeaways:
- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has affirmed the company's relationship with OpenAI, despite the recent ousting of OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman.
- OpenAI's CTO Mira Murati, who will serve as interim CEO, also confirmed the company's relationship with Microsoft.
- It is unclear whether Microsoft was aware of the leadership change at OpenAI, with some reports suggesting they were surprised by Altman's departure.
- Microsoft has invested heavily in OpenAI, using its technology to power its Bing search engine and operating on Microsoft Azure cloud servers.