On the grounds that he was “not consistently candid in his communications with the board,” the board of directors dismissed Altman.
In a recent blog post ChatGPT developer OpenAI announced that founder Sam Altman had resigned from his role as CEO. Mira Murati, the chief technology officer, will become the CEO protemporarily. After a “deliberative review process,” the board of directors concluded that Altman “was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities,” according to the post.
OpenAI’s board said it remains committed to building artificial intelligence (AI) applications going forward:
“OpenAI was deliberately structured to advance our mission: to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all humanity. The board remains fully committed to serving this mission. […] Mira is exceptionally qualified to step into the role of interim CEO. We have the utmost confidence in her ability to lead OpenAI during this transition period.”
Additionally, the board expressed its gratitude for Sam’s numerous contributions to the establishment and development of OpenAI, but it also asserted that “new leadership is necessary as we move forward.” Greg Brockman, the chairman of the board, will also be leaving his role. He will, however, continue to work as an employee and “report to the CEO,” per the post.
Adam D’Angelo, Tasha McCauley, Helen Toner, and Ilya Sutskever, the chief scientist of OpenAI, make up the board of directors. The majority of board members are “independent directors,” who do not own stock in OpenAI, according to the post. In addition, Altman founded Tools for Humanity, which created the cryptocurrency Worldcoin.