Sam Altman takes helm of Microsoft's new AI team following OpenAI departure

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on November 20, 2023
Microsoft Corp. said that Sam Altman will lead the software developer’s new in-house artificial intelligence team after the OpenAI co-founder was ousted from his startup last week. Greg Brockman, an OpenAI board member and co-founder who also left the company last week, will join Altman at Microsoft and Microsoft will move...

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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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