OpenAI’s incoming board chairman, Bret Taylor (left), and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Mark Wilson and Justin Sullivan via Getty Images OpenAI doesn’t plan to give board seats to investors like Microsoft, per Reuters and The Information. Microsoft is OpenAI’s biggest ...
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5 things that outlasted Emmett Shear’s stint as OpenAI CEO
GoodayfriendsEmmett Shear cofounded streaming platform Twitch in 2011. Horacio Villalobos/Getty Images Emmett Shear was temporarily CEO of OpenAI in between Sam Altman’s departure and return earlier this week. It was an interim position, but is still one of the shortest ...
Some OpenAI engineers make as much as $800,000 and were key players in Sam Altman’s return
GoodayfriendsSam Altman returned to OpenAI days after the company’s board fired him. JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images OpenAI reinstated CEO Sam Altman after a dayslong saga kicked off with the board firing him Friday. Hundreds of employees threatened to quit ...
Yes, Sam Altman is back as OpenAI’s CEO, but we still have lots of unanswered questions
GoodayfriendsOpenAI CEO Sam Altman was fired by the company’s board on Friday. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images It’s been a wild week at OpenAI. In fact, wild doesn’t begin to cover it. We now know Sam Altman’s returning to the company after ...
OpenAI, emerging from the ashes, has a lot to prove even with Sam Altman’s return
GoodayfriendsThe OpenAI power struggle that captivated the tech world after co-founder Sam Altman was fired has finally reached its end — at least for the time being. But what to make of it? It feels almost as though some eulogizing ...
Microsoft was preparing its San Francisco offices with MacBooks and HR on standby to welcome defecting OpenAI employees, then Sam Altman rejoined as CEO
GoodayfriendsMicrosoft was prepping LinkedIn’s offices in San Francisco for an influx of OpenAI defectors. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Microsoft was preparing to bring on OpenAI employees who were ready to quit after Sam Altman’s departure. This included making space at its ...
Larry Summers and Bret Taylor are joining OpenAI’s board as Sam Altman returns
GoodayfriendsOpenAI’s new board will consist of Larry Summers, Bret Taylor, and Adam D’Angelo. Robin Marchant/Mark Wilson/MediaNews Group via Getty Images Sam Altman is set to return to OpenAI, with a new board in place, the company announced Wednesday. Larry Summers ...
Sam Altman is set to return as the CEO of OpenAI
GoodayfriendsSam Altman during the APEC CEO Summit in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Sam Altman is returning as the CEO of OpenAI. He was fired from the job on Friday, kicking off a weekend of chaos in Silicon Valley. ...
Founders: Pay attention to what happened with OpenAI’s board
GoodayfriendsThough no one knows precisely what happened, a common theory is that Altman’s for-profit efforts became at odds with the mission-driven nonprofit board. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Source Creat A New Post
Will the OpenAI chaos boost open-source models?
GoodayfriendsListen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our mid-week show, where we sit down with a ...