Sam Altman. (Photo: Reuters)
Sam Altman says it’s a bizarre expertise in some ways however additionally it is like studying your individual eulogy if you are nonetheless alive
After ChatGPT maker OpenAI’s board fired him as its CEO, Sam Altman in a press release stated it was a bizarre expertise in some ways however additionally it is like studying your individual eulogy if you are nonetheless alive. “The outpouring of love is awesome.”
In a publish on X after ousting, Sam Altman stated, “I love you all. Today was a weird experience in many ways. but one unexpected one is that it has been sorta like reading your own eulogy while you’re still alive. The outpouring of love is awesome. One takeaway: Go tell your friends how great you think they are.”
In one other publish, he stated, “If I start going off, the OpenAI board should go after me for the full value of my shares.”
OpenAI’s board sacked Sam Altman as the corporate’s CEO and director on Friday.
In a press release, the corporate stated, “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. The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI.”
Joining Altman, OpenAI President and co-founder Greg Brockman in a publish on X stated Sam and he had been “shocked and saddened by what the board did today”.
Sharing the timeline of occasions on the board, Brockman stated here’s what we all know:
– Last evening, Sam bought a textual content from Ilya asking to speak at midday Friday. Sam joined a Google Meet and the entire board, besides Greg, was there. Ilya advised Sam he was being fired and that the information was going out very quickly.
– At 12:19pm, Greg bought a textual content from Ilya asking for a fast name. At 12:23pm, Ilya despatched a Google Meet hyperlink. Greg was advised that he was being faraway from the board (however was important to the corporate and would retain his function) and that Sam had been fired. Around the identical time, OpenAI revealed a weblog publish.
– As far as we all know, the administration group was made conscious of this shortly after, apart from Mira who came upon the evening prior.
The outpouring of assist has been very nice; thanks, however please don’t spend any time caring. We will likely be effective. Greater issues coming quickly.
Meanwhile, responding to a publish by Altman, Ashneer Grover stated, “Dude – fight on. The Board has tried to go after my shares – got nothing – so they are now going after me and my family through criminal cases. It’s a long fight! With you !!”
