In updates, it was revealed that the board had initially agreed to resign and allow Altman and Brockman to return, but later hesitated. OpenAI's chief strategy officer, Jason Kwon, expressed optimism about Altman's return. Meanwhile, Microsoft, OpenAI's largest investor, stated its continued commitment to the partnership with OpenAI, despite not being given advance warning about Altman's removal. The current board includes chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, who was instrumental in Altman's ousting, indicating a power struggle within the company.
Key takeaways:
- The OpenAI board is in discussions with Sam Altman to return as CEO after he was suddenly fired, but Altman is 'ambivalent' about returning unless significant governance changes are made.
- OpenAI's president and former board chairman, Greg Brockman, resigned hours after Altman was fired, and there are indications of more departures to come.
- Microsoft, OpenAI’s largest investor, remains committed to its partnership with OpenAI despite not being given advance warning or opportunity to weigh in on Altman’s removal.
- OpenAI's current board, which includes chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo, former GeoSim Systems CEO Tasha McCauley, and Helen Toner, is not tasked with maximizing shareholder value, but instead ensuring the creation of 'broadly beneficial' artificial general intelligence.
