The OpenAI story keeps getting crazier.
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This is the most significant 72 hours for AI that will change everything.
Here's everything you need to know & what's coming next: 🧵👇
Let's quickly start from the beginning:
1/ On Friday, Sam Altman gets fired by the board from the fastest-growing company in history.
OpenAI loses billions' worth of value and might loose more.
1/ On Friday, Sam Altman gets fired by the board from the fastest-growing company in history.
OpenAI loses billions' worth of value and might loose more.
2/ Here's a breakdown tweet from OpenAI co founder on how Sam got fired.
3/ According to Forbes, Here’s who made the decision for Altman to be fired:
- Adam D’Angelo (CEO of Quora)
- Helen Toner
- Tasha McCauley
- Ilya Sutskever (Cofounder of OpenAI)
- Adam D’Angelo (CEO of Quora)
- Helen Toner
- Tasha McCauley
- Ilya Sutskever (Cofounder of OpenAI)
4/ The Information reported that the OpenAI board approached Anthropic (OpenAI’s competitor) for a potential merger but it was declined by Anthropic.
5/ Emmett Shear, previously the CEO of Twitch, has stepped in as the new CEO of OpenAI.
New CEO owns a significant amount of Anthropic shares and is going to negotiate a merger.
New CEO owns a significant amount of Anthropic shares and is going to negotiate a merger.
6/ “Employees… refused to attend an emergency all-hands scheduled on Sunday with new CEO Emmett Shear”
Source: @nivi
Source: @nivi
@nivi 7/ Microsoft hires Sam Altman
Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, together with colleagues, will be joining Microsoft to lead a new advanced AI research team, CEO Satya Nadella has informed.
Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, together with colleagues, will be joining Microsoft to lead a new advanced AI research team, CEO Satya Nadella has informed.
@nivi 8/ According to Business Insider, OpenAI employees finally informed why Sam Altman was fired:
a) One explanation was that Altman was said to have given two people at OpenAI the same project.
a) One explanation was that Altman was said to have given two people at OpenAI the same project.
@nivi b) The other was that Altman allegedly gave two board members different opinions about a member of personnel.
This can’t be real, just does not make sense.
Source:
businessinsider.com
This can’t be real, just does not make sense.
Source:
businessinsider.com
@nivi 9/ One theory emerged from reddit on why Sam was fired.
Credit: "Anxious_Bandicoot126"
🤔 Kinda makes sense but we need to wait for Sam’s statement.
Credit: "Anxious_Bandicoot126"
🤔 Kinda makes sense but we need to wait for Sam’s statement.
@nivi @sama @gdb 14/ Sam Altman is still aiming to be Open AI CEO again.
The Microsoft deal isn't confirmed yet.
Source: @alexeheath
The Microsoft deal isn't confirmed yet.
Source: @alexeheath
@nivi @sama @gdb @alexeheath 15/ Salesforce makes recruiting bid to OpenAI's employees.
They are getting offers up to 1million dollars annually.
They are getting offers up to 1million dollars annually.
@nivi @sama @gdb @alexeheath Damn. This is the most twisted and confusing drama in a Tech Company ever.
Somebody at @OpenAI EXPLAIN THIS!
Somebody at @OpenAI EXPLAIN THIS!
@nivi @sama @gdb @alexeheath @OpenAI My simple prediction:
- More resignations and restructuring.
- Sam Altman might go back to OpenAI.
- Potential merger with another company.
- Microsoft might take more control of OpenAI.
- A movie will be produced on OpenAI/ChatGPT.
Take it with a grain of salt.
- More resignations and restructuring.
- Sam Altman might go back to OpenAI.
- Potential merger with another company.
- Microsoft might take more control of OpenAI.
- A movie will be produced on OpenAI/ChatGPT.
Take it with a grain of salt.
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