Microsoft gets a seat in OpenAI's board as CEO Sam Altman returns

OpenAI's New Advanced AI , May Have Played a Role , in Sam Altman Chaos. Futurism reports that mystery continues to swirl around drama at OpenAI that saw CEO Sam Altman ousted and then reinstated less than a week later. . Futurism reports that mystery continues to swirl around drama at OpenAI that saw CEO Sam Altman ousted and then reinstated less than a week later. . One of the theories behind the upheaval is that the company may have developed a highly advanced AI that threw the board into chaos. . Last week, Reuters was one of the outlets to report that OpenAI had been spooked by its Q* project, pronounced "Q star.". The new Q* system has been touted as a significant step towards the company's goal of achieving an AGI, or artificial general intelligence. Reuters reported that Mira Murati, a former OpenAI nonprofit board member, acknowledged the existence of this new Q* model in an internal staff message. Sources claim that Q* was at the heart of the decision to fire Altman over a push for commercializing the product before it was fully understood. Those sources claim the new AI system is capable of solving grade-school math equations, an achievement long considered a benchmark in developing an AGI. In the case of math, we know existing AIs have been shown to be capable of undergraduate-level math but to struggle with anything more advanced, Andrew Rogoyski, Director at the Surrey Institute for People-Centered AI, via Futurism. However, if an AI can solve new, unseen problems, not just regurgitate or reshape existing knowledge, then this would be a big deal, even if the math is relatively simple, Andrew Rogoyski, Director at the Surrey Institute for People-Centered AI, via Futurism. Futurism reports that researchers remain optimistic that if Q* is capable of solving these simple math problems, it would represent a major step forward toward actual AGI.

OpenAI announced Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear to take the charge of OpenAI new CEO after Sam Altman's exit. 

Almost 500 OpenAI employees have threatened to quit unless the current board members resign and reappoint ex-CEO Sam Altman. In a letter, the employees expressed...

OpenAI has surprised the tech community by dismissing its CEO, Sam Altman, who played a key role in the development of AI chatbot ChatGPT. Rumors and speculation...