We might finally know why OpenAI fired Sam Altman
The OpenAI board of directors shocked the world on Friday by firing CEO Sam Altman. Nobody outside the board knew it would happen, with major investor Microsoft having found out just one minute before the public announcement went out. Nobody could have foreseen the rollercoaster ride that followed. And nobody outside of the company knows the real reason why OpenAI fired Sam Altman. Not even Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, who spoke in recent interviews about the OpenAI board's breakdown in communication.
Yet the answer is very important considering what has happened since Friday. Over the weekend, it seemed like Altman would return as CEO, but the talks with the board ultimately fell through. Then, early on Monday, Satya Nadella announced the hiring of Sam Altman and Greg Brockman.
Hours later, over 700 OpenAI employees threatened to leave the company for Microsoft unless the OpenAI board resigned. Strangely enough, Ilya Sutskever was one of the employees who signed the letter. Ilya Sutskever is also an OpenAI board member who is believed to have been instrumental in Altman's firing on Friday.
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