The leadership shakeup occurred less than a year after the launch of ChatGPT, a rapidly growing app that sparked an industry-wide race to develop generative AI tools. Despite the turmoil, OpenAI plans to release a platform for creating custom versions of ChatGPT, with details about the platform's operation and appearance yet to be disclosed.
Key takeaways:
- OpenAI's board announced that CEO Sam Altman was fired due to a lack of candor in his communications with the board.
- Co-founder and former chair Greg Brockman also quit following the news of Altman's dismissal.
- Mira Murati, OpenAI's chief technology officer, has been appointed as the interim CEO.
- OpenAI is releasing a platform for creating custom versions of ChatGPT, its AI chatbot, with plans to pay creators based on usage.