OpenAI will immediately begin a formal search for a permanent CEO. The board of directors, which now includes OpenAI’s chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo, tech entrepreneur Tasha McCauley, and Helen Toner, the director of strategy at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology, remains committed to ensuring that artificial general intelligence benefits all humanity. The circumstances leading to Altman's removal are unclear, but it appears to be related to his relationship with OpenAI’s board and corporate governance structure.
Key takeaways:
- Sam Altman has been fired from OpenAI, Inc. due to a lack of candor in his communications with other board members. He will also step down as CEO and leave the company's board.
- Greg Brockman, co-founder of OpenAI, will step down as chairman of the board but remain as OpenAI’s president, reporting to the newly-appointed interim CEO, Mira Murati.
- OpenAI will begin conducting a formal search for a permanent CEO immediately.
- The board of directors of OpenAI now includes OpenAI’s chief scientist Ilya Sutskever; Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo; tech entrepreneur Tasha McCauley; and Helen Toner, the director of strategy at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology.