Mira Murati will be the interim CEO.

Sam Altman has been fired as CEO of OpenAI, the company announced on Friday.

“Mr. Altman’s departure follows a deliberative review process by the board, which concluded that he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities,” the company said in its blog post.

EDITED TO ADD direct link to OpenAI board announcement:
https://openai.com/blog/openai-announces-leadership-transition

  • vxx@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    8 months ago

    I interpret their wording that he lied to the board repeadetly and made some unethical backdoor deals of evil.

      • modeler@lemmy.worldEnglish
        17·
        8 months ago

        Almost certainly the opposite - it’s the board that is non-profit and Sam has been the one bringing billions of dollars of commercially-tied investment