OpenAI board taps former Twitch CEO Shear to succeed Altman

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on November 20, 2023
Emmett Shear, previously the CEO of Amazon.com Inc's game-streaming site Twitch, has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of OpenAI. Shear had resigned from his role at Twitch earlier this year. This decision by the OpenAI board goes against the wishes of investors who had been advocating for the reinstatement of the...

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Published on November 22, 2023 -  01:30
Sam Altman Returns to OpenAI
Sam Altman , Returns to OpenAI. On Nov. 17, Altman was ousted as CEO of OpenAI for allegedly wanting to push AI development in a more aggressive manor, CNN reports. On Nov. 17, Altman was ousted as CEO of OpenAI for allegedly wanting to push AI development in a more aggressive manor, CNN reports. On Nov. 20, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said Altman and OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman would be joining his company to head an AI research division. Former Twitch CEO Emmett Shear was slated to act as interim CEO of OpenAI. But upon news of Altman's ousting, nearly all of OpenAI's staff threatened to leave the company, CNN reports. On Nov. 21, OpenAI said that it will be reinstating Altman as CEO. Altman also issued a statement on X. Microsoft is currently OpenAI's largest financial backer

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