United States: Mr. Sam Altman, the just ousted CEO of OpenAI, is reportedly discussing a possible return to the company even as he considers launching a new artificial intelligence (AI) venture.
According to sources, OpenAI investors are putting pressure on the company board to reverse the decision to sack Mr. Altman.
OpenAI said that Mr. Altman had been fired because the firm no longer had confidence in his ability to lead the company.
“Mr. Altman’s departure follows a deliberative review process by the board, which concluded that he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities,” the company said in a statement.
“The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI,” it added. The company remarked that Ms. Mira Murati, Chief Technology Officer of OpenAI, will take on the role of acting CEO in the interim and that a formal search for a new CEO will be carried out.
“I love you all. Today was a weird experience in many ways. but one unexpected one is that it has been sorta like reading your own eulogy while you are still alive. The outpouring of love is awesome. One takeaway: go tell your friends how great you think they are,” Mr. Altman wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
OpenAI, a nonprofit co-founded by billionaire Mr. Elon Musk, launched ChatGPT in November last year, setting off a global sensation over generative AI technology that quickly became the world’s fastest-growing software application.
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