Sam Altman has been fired from OpenAI, Inc., the nonprofit governing OpenAI, the AI startup behind ChatGPT, DALL-E 3, GPT-4, and other AI systems
OpenAI’s board concluded that Altman wasn’t consistently candid in his communications, hindering their responsibilities
The board no longer has confidence in Altman's ability to lead OpenAI
Greg Brockman steps down as chairman but remains OpenAI's president; Mira Murati appointed interim CEO
The board remains committed to ensuring that artificial general intelligence benefits humanity and acknowledges Sam's contributions
OpenAI's board now includes chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo, tech entrepreneur Tasha McCauley, and Helen Toner from Georgetown University
Altman played an active role in AI regulation, co-founded OpenAI, and previously led Y Combinator
The exact reasons for Altman's dismissal are not clear but relate to OpenAI’s governance structure and fundraising efforts
OpenAI, a nonprofit, controls its for-profit subsidiary OpenAI Global, LLC, with Microsoft as a major investor
OpenAI's restructuring in 2019 aimed to raise capital for AI training costs, with Microsoft maintaining a significant investment and partnership