Sam Altman says he harbors 'zero ill will' towards former OpenAI board member Ilya Sutskever
Nov 30, 2023 - businessinsider.com
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has expressed no ill will towards co-founder Ilya Sutskever, who had previously voted to fire Altman. Altman was reinstated as CEO after nearly all of OpenAI's staff threatened to quit. Sutskever, who was concerned about the risks of OpenAI's technology, formed a "Super Alignment" team to ensure the safety of future versions of GPT-4. However, he later expressed regret for his actions and stated he never intended to harm OpenAI.
In addition to Altman's reinstatement, OpenAI has welcomed a new board including Bret Taylor, Larry Summers, and Adam D'Angelo. Microsoft, an OpenAI backer, will be given a non-voting board observer seat. While Sutskever will no longer serve on the board, discussions are ongoing about how he can continue his work at OpenAI.
Key takeaways:
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he harbors no ill will towards former board member Ilya Sutskever, who had previously voted to fire him.
Sutskever later expressed regret for his actions, stating that he never intended to harm OpenAI.
Altman was reinstated as CEO after nearly all of OpenAI's staff threatened to quit unless he was brought back.
OpenAI has welcomed a new initial board comprising Bret Taylor, Larry Summers, and Adam D'Angelo, and Microsoft will be given a non-voting board observer seat.
