Ousted OpenAI CEO Altman Planning New AI Venture, Sources Say

Reuters2023-11-19

Nov 18 (Reuters) - Sam Altman, the recently ousted CEO of OpenAI, has been working on a new artificial intelligence venture he is planning to launch, sources briefed on the plan said on Saturday.

Former OpenAI president Greg Brockman, who said he quit OpenAI over Altman's firing on Friday, is expected to join the effort, according to the Information, which reported the venture earlier citing a person familiar with the matter.

Altman could not be reached for comment and Brockman did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

Some researchers at OpenAI, including Szymon Sidor, have quit the company over the CEO change but it was unclear if Sidor and others will join Altman's new venture.

Altman and Apple's former design chief Jony Ive have been discussing building a new artificial intelligence (AI) hardware device, the Information reported in September. It also reported at the time that SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son has also been involved in the conversation.

The board of OpenAI, the company behind hit product ChatGPT, on Friday pushed out its high-profile CEO Altman. Co-founder Brockman quit shortly after Altman was fired.

Altman's ouster was over "breakdown of communications," not "malfeasance", Chief Operating Officer Brad Lightcap wrote in an internal company memo earlier Saturday that was viewed by Reuters.

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vae victis
2023-11-19
vae victis
OpenAI's board, like any other business, can say whatever they want to remove a person that doesn't algin with profit generation. Greed is the greatest hindrance to society's improvement. Yeah, it is perfect to maintain finances and make a profit to build the business. But when it becomes the sole focus, it will work short term however, the business will lose in the end.
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2023-11-19
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