The discussions follow an outcry after Altman, 38, was ousted from his role as OpenAI s CEO a day earlier. Since then, OpenAI s investors and Altman s supporters have pressured the four board members of the startup to bring Altman back, six people with knowledge of the matter said.
That conflict between fast growth and AI safety came into focus Friday afternoon, when Altman was pushed out of his job by four of OpenAI s six board members, led by Sutskever. The move shocked OpenAI employees and the rest of the tech industry, including Microsoft, which has invested $13 billion in the company. Some industry insiders were saying the split was as significant as when Steve Jobs was forced out of Apple in 1985.
Sam Altman, the tech titan behind ChatGPT, was abruptly fired Friday by OpenAI, the company that launched the revolutionary artificial intelligence chatbot. Altman left Y Combinator, putting his energy into artificial intelligence despite feared risks.
Sam Altman: "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," OpenAI said in the blog without elaborating.