To say that 2023 was the year of AI would be the understatement of, well, the year. From Nvidia (NVDA) and Google (GOOG, GOOGL) to Microsoft (MSFT) and OpenAI, Silicon Valley couldn’t get enough of generative AI. Listen in on any corporate earnings call, and you’d hear CEOs like Amazon’s (AMZN) Andy Jassy, Meta’s (META) …
Vinod Khosla isn’t worried about a sentient AI destroying mankind. Duy Ho/FORTUNE As artificial intelligence advances at an unprecedented pace, factions are emerging within Silicon Valley. One camp, often dubbed “doomers,” frets about the risk of an apocalyptic scenario in which AI brings about the destruction of the world. On the flip side, there are …
Let’s start with the uncomfortable truth. We have lost control of artificial intelligence. This shouldn’t be too surprising, considering we likely never had any control over it. The maelstrom at OpenAI over the abrupt dismissal of its chief executive, Sam Altman, raised accountability questions inside one of the world’s most powerful AI companies. Yet even …
Microsoft‘s top executives appeared to distance themselves from OpenAI on Thursday during the software giant’s annual shareholder meeting, telling investors its strategy doesn’t rely solely on the startup. AI was a major focus of questions from Microsoft investors during the event. The company has emerged as a leader in generative AI and much of that …
Sam Altman, who was abruptly fired as CEO of OpenAI last week, has been reinstated to the position following a tumultuous battle with the company’s board. Now back at helm, he has consented to an internal investigation into alleged conduct that led to his removal.Altman’s new ‘agreement’Citing a person with knowledge of the situation, The …
After five-days long dram ChatGPT-maker OpenAI on Wednesday, November 22, said that it has reached an agreement for Sam Altman to return to OpenAI as CEO with a new initial board of Bret Taylor , Larry Summers, and Adam D’Angelo. Late last week, Friday November 17 to be precise, OpenAI board had sacked Altman in …
After a three-day drama at OpenAI, which saw three CEOs in three days, there is some more bad news. The company fired its CEO Sam Altman but was later pressured to reinstate him at the helm. However, negotiations broke and soon after Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s chief executive officer announced Altman is joining the Windows maker …
In another twist on the OpenAI saga that raged over the weekend, Microsoft has swooped in and hired Sam Altman and Greg Brockman just after OpenAI confirmed Altman’s firing, CEO Satya Nadella announced in a post on X. The pair, along with colleagues are joining Microsoft “to lead a new advanced AI research team.” Nadella …
[Updated: Altman, Brockman, and thier colleagues to join Microsoft, announces Satya Nadella]Sam Altman, the ousted OpenAI CEO, is not returning to the company after all. He went to the OpenAI’s office this morning, wearing the guest badge for the “first and last time,” before the board announced the hiring of Emmett Shear, the ex-CEO of …
Sam Altman will not return as the CEO of OpenAI and ex-Twitch boss Emmett Shear will become the new interim CEO, The Information reported on Sunday, citing board director Ilya Sutskever’s statement to the company’s staff. Shear co-founded Twitch and had stepped down from the Amazon.com-owned live video streaming platform earlier this year. OpenAI did …