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OpenAI just fired CEO Sam Altman



#openai #chatgpt #samaltman

In a surprise move, OpenAI’s board of directors has fired Sam Altman. Chairman Greg Brockman was apparently unaware and has resigned.

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OUTLINE:
0:00 – Intro
1:40 – Sam’s statement
2:00 – Greg Brockman resigns
2:55 – Timeline of happenings
4:40 – Microsoft apparently blindsided
6:15 – OpenAI’s structure and charter
10:15 – Altman’s recent statements on AI advances
11:15 – Disagreements inside OpenAI
14:30 – Backdrop
15:30 – Scoops from Silicon Valley
16:40 – Doomer opinions
18:05 – Let’s apply

References:
https://openai.com/blog/openai-announces-leadership-transition
https://twitter.com/sama/status/1725631621511184771
https://twitter.com/growing_daniel/status/1725731742781497732
https://twitter.com/gdb/status/1725667410387378559
https://twitter.com/sama/status/1725742088317534446
https://twitter.com/hellokillian/status/1725799674676936931
https://twitter.com/gdb/status/1725736242137182594
https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2023/11/17/a-statement-from-microsoft-chairman-and-ceo-satya-nadella/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2023/11/17/openai-investors-blindsided-by-sam-altmans-firing/?sh=2df01c443fc9
https://www.axios.com/2023/11/17/microsoft-openai-sam-altman-ouster
https://openai.com/our-structure
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/before-openai-ousted-altman-employees-disagreed-over-ai-safety
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/three-senior-openai-researchers-resign-as-crisis-deepens
https://twitter.com/RokoMijic/status/1725711519797633037?t=VvxuA-cVMZS1vKOTr0LYHA&s=09
https://twitter.com/thecaptain_nemo/status/1725743009629983215?t=VvxuA-cVMZS1vKOTr0LYHA&s=09
https://twitter.com/lmsysorg/status/1725557251891699733?t=VvxuA-cVMZS1vKOTr0LYHA&s=09
https://twitter.com/abacaj/status/1724850925741768767?t=qYxRZo-wA1cOvrMnbQ9l_A&s=09
https://twitter.com/DrJimFan/status/1724832446393598283?t=qYxRZo-wA1cOvrMnbQ9l_A&s=09
https://twitter.com/karaswisher/status/1725702501435941294
https://twitter.com/karaswisher/status/1725733594310512775
https://twitter.com/ESYudkowsky/status/1725630614723084627
https://openai.com/careers/search

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