Sam Altman to Return as OpenAI CEO Days After Ouster, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella Calls It ‘Essential Step’

[ad_1] OpenAI on Tuesday said it reached an agreement for Sam Altman to return as CEO days after his ouster, capping frenzied discussions about the future of the startup at the center of the artificial intelligence boom. In addition to Altman’s return, the company agreed in principle to partly reconstitute the board of directors that … Read more

Sam Altman in Talks to Return at OpenAI as Microsoft Seeks Governance Changes at Firm: Report

[ad_1] Sam Altman and OpenAI’s board have opened discussions to bring back its former CEO, and the startup’s backer Microsoft is discussing governance changes it plans to request from the board, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing sources. Talks are taking place between Altman and at least one board member, Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo, Bloomberg … Read more

Nearly All of OpenAI Staff Threaten to Quit and Join Microsoft After Sam Altman’s Ouster

[ad_1] Nearly all of OpenAI’s employees have threatened to quit and follow ousted leader Sam Altman to work at the company’s biggest investor, Microsoft, unless the current board resigns, leaving the future of the high-profile artificial intelligence startup increasingly uncertain. More than 700 of the AI firm’s roughly 770 employees signed a letter on Monday … Read more

Sam Altman Was in Talks to Raise Billions for AI Chip Venture Before OpenAI Ouster

[ad_1] In the weeks leading up to his shocking ouster from OpenAI, Sam Altman was actively working to raise billions from some of the world’s largest investors for a new chip venture, according to people familiar with the matter. Altman had been travelling to the Middle East to fundraise for the project, which was code-named … Read more

Sam Altman Will Not Return as OpenAI CEO, Ex-Twitch Boss Emmett Shear to Take Up Role: Report

[ad_1] Sam Altman will not return as the CEO of OpenAI and ex-Twitch boss Emmett Shear will become the new interim CEO, The Information reported on Sunday, citing board director Ilya Sutskever’s statement to the company’s staff. Shear co-founded Twitch and had stepped down from the Amazon.com-owned live video streaming platform earlier this year. OpenAI … Read more

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Fired by ChatGPT Board: Details

[ad_1] The board of the company behind ChatGPT late on Friday fired OpenAI CEO Sam Altman — to many, the human face of generative AI — sending shock waves across the tech industry. OpenAI’s Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati will serve as interim CEO, the company said, adding that it will conduct a formal search … Read more

ChatGPT Upgrade Offering Access to Updated World Knowledge for GPT-4 Turbo Users Announced by OpenAI

[ad_1] ChatGPT has been upgraded with additional knowledge that will allow the chatbot to offer more up-to-date and accurate information, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced at the company’s first developer conference on Monday. The AI chatbot was previously trained on information up to September 2021 when it was made available to the public in November … Read more

Worldcoin Office Searched in Nairobi, Kenyan Authorities Confiscate Stored Records: Report

[ad_1] Kenya’s scepticism around the controversial Web3 project, Worldcoin, seems to be growing with each passing day. Over the weekend, Kenyan authorities reportedly raided the office of Worldcoin in Nairobi, only to confiscate all the stored information of the users who registered with the project. The development followed an official government order there, which suspended … Read more