On Monday, more than 700 of OpenAI's 770 employees signed a "threatened" letter threatening to fire them, putting the future of OpenAI in jeopardy. Employees at one of the most successful AI startups are demanding that recently ousted CEO Sam Altman return to his former position at the company. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the members of the board of directors, who dismissed Altman from his position on Friday, changed his mind on Monday and signed a letter with the other employees. Three people familiar with the matter confirmed this to the New York Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Member of the board of directors Ilya Sutskev<\/strong>He also posted on the social network X, formerly Twitter, that he \u201cdeeply regrets his participation in the committee\u2019s actions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Altman's ouster by the four-member board \u2014 which said Altman had not been honest with them but did not explain how \u2014 set off a wild weekend in which Altman joined Microsoft to launch a new AI project. Microsoft, which has invested $13 billion in OpenAI, actually owns a 49% stake in the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The employee letter requesting Altman's reappointment says Microsoft has assured OpenAI employees that there are positions for them if they decide to join its new AI arm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n OpenAI and Microsoft declined to comment. Emmett Shear<\/strong>, who was named interim CEO by OpenAI's board late Sunday night, could not be reached for comment Monday because he was on another call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The upheaval calls into question the future of one of the fastest-growing companies in Silicon Valley history. At a time when the industry was shaken by mass layoffs, it was OpenAI that created hundreds of new jobs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n “It is the debacle of the decade<\/em>,\u201d said the founder of Lexion Gaurav Oberoi<\/strong>, a startup that relies on OpenAI to help companies simplify legal, sales, and supplier contracts.\u201dThis is a lesson in how you can destroy enormous value and your reputation overnight.<\/em>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n Early Monday, Shear wrote in a 530-word post on Xu that he plans to hire an independent investigator to review the details before and after Altman\u2019s firing. He pledged to seek input from employees, partners and investors to help shape how he shapes the company\u2019s leadership team.I believe it will take longer than a month to make real progress<\/em>,\u201d said Shear, the former CEO of live-streaming website Twitch. Later, Shear spoke with Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During an appearance on Bloomberg Television on Monday, Nadella said his message to Shear was clear.Hey, look, we're very, very committed to OpenAI and the company's mission and journey, and they can count on us,<\/em>" said Nadella. "It was never my intention to harm OpenAI<\/em>,\u201d said Sutskever, co-founder of OpenAI. In his post on Xu, he wrote: \u201cI love everything we've built together and will do everything I can to bring the company back together<\/em>.\u201d Altman shared the message on his profile, adding three red hearts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sutskever did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to Altman, several key OpenAI employees have already joined Microsoft's new AI arm. Among others, Greg Brockman, president of OpenAI, who left the company in solidarity after Altman was ousted. Early Monday morning, Brockman said in a post on X that Altman and a trio of OpenAI researchers, Jakub Pachocki, Szymon Sidor, and Aleksander Madry, would be joining him at Microsoft.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On Monday, more than 700 of OpenAI\u2019s 770 employees signed a \u201cthreatening\u201d letter threatening to fire them, putting the future of OpenAI in doubt. Employees at one of the most successful AI startups are demanding that recently ousted CEO Sam Altman return to his former position at the company. One of the board members who [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[192],"class_list":["post-1366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nekategorizirano","tag-umetna-inteligenca"],"acf":{"subtitle":"\u010clan upravnega odbora, ki je sodeloval pri zamenjavi Sama Altmana kot izvr\u0161nega direktorja, se je pridru\u017eil ve\u010dini zaposlenih pri zahtevi za razveljavitev odlo\u010ditve.","heading":"","summary":"\u010clan upravnega odbora, ki je sodeloval pri zamenjavi Sama Altmana kot izvr\u0161nega direktorja, se je pridru\u017eil ve\u010dini zaposlenih pri zahtevi za razveljavitev odlo\u010ditve.","thumbnail_small":"https:\/\/racunalniske-novice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mojahid-mottakin-xS83vCmnWog-unsplash-560x315.jpg","thumbnail_large":"https:\/\/racunalniske-novice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mojahid-mottakin-xS83vCmnWog-unsplash-1024x683.jpg","thumbnail_caption":"","gallery":"","video_gallery":null,"author":"","links":null,"sources":[{"title":"New York Times","url":"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/11\/20\/business\/openai-staff-exodus-turmoil.html"},{"title":"Unsplash","url":"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/the-open-ai-logo-is-shown-on-a-black-background-xS83vCmnWog"}],"skip_language":[]},"yoast_head":"\n