OpenAI, the company that created ChatGPT a year ago, said Friday it had dismissed CEO Sam Altman as it no longer had confidence in his ability to lead the Microsoft-backed firm. Microsoft has invested billions of dollars in OpenAI and has woven the company’s technology into its offerings, including search engine Bing. The statement said the board was “grateful for Sam’s many contributions to the founding and growth of OpenAI. Altman earlier this month led a major developer’s conference for OpenAI, announcing a new set of products that were largely met positively in Silicon Valley. The young CEO on Thursday told AFP he understood some of the worries when it came to how people feel about AI and its disruptive powers.

Source: Punch November 18, 2023 16:23 UTC