Sam Altman Returns as CEO of OpenAI Amidst Tensions in AI Community

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Sam Altman's shock return as chief executive of OpenAI late Tuesday (Nov 20) - days after being sacked - caps a chaotic period that highlighted deep tensions at the heart of the Artificial Intelligence community.

Sam Altman's shock return as chief executive of OpenAI late Tuesday (Nov 20) - days after being sacked - caps a chaotic period that highlighted deep tensions at the heart of the Artificial Intelligence community. The board that fired Altman from his role as CEO of the ChatGPT creator has been almost entirely replaced following a rebellion by employees, cementing his position at the helm of the firm.

The sole survivor in the boardroom in the new Altman era is Adam D'Angelo, the CEO of question-and-answer site Quora. He will be joined by ex-Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor and by former US Treasury Secretary and president of Harvard University, Larry Summers. In Summers, Altman will find a seasoned economist and well-known figure in Washington, who has spoken of both the dangers and opportunities of ChatGPT for the "cognitive classes

 

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