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OpenAI investors push to bring Altman back as CEO one day after he was ousted by board
Submitted 11 months ago by ZeroCool@feddit.ch to technology@lemmy.world
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nyakojiru@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
editediting@lemmy.world 11 months ago
A plague on all their houses. AI should benefit the people, not corporations or the effective altruism cult.
autotldr@lemmings.world [bot] 11 months ago
This is the best summary I could come up with:
OpenAI investors are pushing to bring back Sam Altman as CEO one day after he was ousted by the board, according to people familiar with the matter says CNBC.
Microsoft, Tiger Global and venture firm Thrive Capital are among several of OpenAI’s top backers that are part of an effort to reinstate Altman, said a source, who asked not to be named because discussions are confidential.
OpenAI’s announcement late Friday that the company was firing Altman and replacing him on an interim basis with technology chief Mira Murati sent shockwaves across Silicon Valley.
OpenAI has emerged as the hottest startup on the planet since launching its ChatGPT chatbot last year and spurring a rush of investment generative artificial intelligence market.
Microsoft, which has invested billions of dollars in OpenAI and has a close technology partnership with the company, was surprised by the announcement.
In addition to ousting Altman, the company removed Brockman, the chairman, from his board leadership position but said he would remain as president.
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quindraco@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Those investors are morons if they think they’re entitled to an opinion. OpenAI already has their money.
merc@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
They’re investors, as in partial owners of the business. That means that they do get to express their opinion. If enough of them want Altman back, they could vote out the old board and put in a board that represents their own interests as owners.
Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 11 months ago
This is like the Elon spam but with some rando person.
I don’t know which one us worse.
FaceDeer@kbin.social 11 months ago
It would be nice if we could discuss technology more and people less.
Varyk@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
And they still don’t know why he was fired? What the hey is going on?
flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
How embarrassing must it be for both sides if no one is willing to go public?
If it were something illegal, they wouldn’t be holding back. Unless the board is somehow complicit by default.
Varyk@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Yeah when I heard this, and after I read the available information, I was like did they walk in on him f****** a dog in his office or something? Like the secrecy around his dismissal is so total. But then all these people he has so much support within the company. Very confusing
echo64@lemmy.world 11 months ago
The boards job is to deliver shareholder value. Ergo, it may or may not be something illegal, all ypu can guarantee is that they think that revealing information might lose shareholder value.
qwertyWarlord@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I’d put money on it being about money
Varyk@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Like he wanted more money and they didn’t think he was worth it?
cantstopthesignal@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
I guessing he made a sex robot that went on a killing spree.
Varyk@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Viable theory
altima_neo@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
What does he want?
31337@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Official statement is that Altman was not being “candid” with the board. The current best theory I’ve seen is that Altman is investing in AI hardware startups (he is, in fact) and likely planning on having OpenAI doing business with them. buying them, or merging with them in the future.
Varyk@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Oh, good read. I saw that “candid” comment as well, but didn’t think of a possible connection. That makes sense. Thanks
droopy4096@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Ars posted that there’s some evidence to suggest board wanted to chase profit over ethics or somesuch. Altman apparently did not listen.
5C5C5C@programming.dev 11 months ago
You have that totally backwards.
The board (which is the board of the non-profit) wanted the company to be more focused on its mission and less profit-driven. Altman is the one that’s been letting Microsoft get its tendrils around OpenAI and push a narrative that everything must be closed off and profit focused.
there1snospoon@ttrpg.network 11 months ago
I thought it was the reverse, and Altman wanted to push forward recklessly while the board wanted to hew closer to ethical guidelines?
Varyk@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Thanks
echodot@feddit.uk 11 months ago
The board really needs to explain to the investors why he was fired, It is utterly ridiculous that they don’t know.
He may very well have been fired for a reasonable reason, but I’m not seeing it because why would you just fire someone out of the blue and then not release a statement if you’ve got reasonable cause? The only reason to act like they’ve got something to hide is because they do have something to hide.