<keyword id="3171217" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ilya-Sutskever" source="Orion">Ilya Sutskever</keyword>, co-founder and chief scientist at <keyword id="3169059" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="OpenAI" source="Orion">OpenAI</keyword>, has confirmed his departure from the world’s most prominent artificial intelligence startup. This exit comes six months after <keyword id="19558677" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sutskever" source="Orion">Sutskever</keyword> was involved in a failed attempt to overthrow the company's CEO, <keyword id="257641" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sam-Altman" source="Orion">Sam Altman</keyword>. Sutskever is widely recognised as a leading figure in deep learning and artificial intelligence. His contributions were instrumental in establishing OpenAI's early prominence in the emerging field of generative AI, which focuses on creating tools capable of generating multimedia responses to human queries. Responding to the development, Sam wrote on X: “Ilya and OpenAI are going to part ways. This is very sad to me; Ilya is easily one of the greatest minds of our generation, a guiding light of our field, and a dear friend. His brilliance and vision are well known; his warmth and compassion are less well known but no less important.” In November 2023, Sutskever allegedly played a central role in an unsuccessful coup within OpenAI's leadership. Alongside other board members, he sought to remove CEO Sam Altman and fellow co-founder Greg Brockman from the board. Despite their efforts, the coup ultimately faltered. Here’s a quick lookback on the events that transpired and the pivotal role that Sutskever played in them. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Recap: Ilya Sutskever’s role in Sam Altman firing" comment="subhead" text="Recap: Ilya Sutskever’s role in Sam Altman firing">Recap: Ilya Sutskever’s role in <keyword id="19546324" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sam-altman-firing" source="Orion">Sam Altman firing</keyword></cmsannotation> On November 17, 2023 (Friday), Ilya Sutskever reached out to his boss and fellow board member, Sam Altman, requesting a video chat scheduled for noon Pacific time. Present on the call were other members of OpenAI's board, but it was Sutskever who delivered the unexpected news: Altman was being fired, and the formal announcement would soon follow. This meeting marked the beginning of a tumultuous weekend and sparked a rebellion among OpenAI's employees. By the following Monday (Nov 20), Sutskever surprised many with a sudden change of heart, expressing how he “deeply regretted” his participation in the board's actions and “never intended to harm OpenAI”. This change was reportedly triggered by an emotional meeting with Anna Brockman, Greg Brockman's wife, and pressure from a substantial portion of the company's staff. <div type="twitter" handle="ilyasut" handlename="ilyasut" favoritecount="0" retweetcount="0" id="1726590052392956028"></div> By late Tuesday (Nov 21), efforts to reinstate Altman as OpenAI's CEO had succeeded. A subsequent review determined that Altman's dismissal had been unjustified. Following these events, Ilya Sutskever's tenure on the board was not renewed, although he retained his position within OpenAI. Despite being a prominent figure within the company, credited with the development of the <keyword id="15681942" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ChatGPT" source="Orion">ChatGPT</keyword> chatbot and responsible for ensuring the safe development of AI tools, Sutskever has since kept a low profile — until this week. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="What next for Ilya Sutskever and OpenAI?" comment="subhead" text="What next for Ilya Sutskever and OpenAI?">What next for Ilya Sutskever and OpenAI?</cmsannotation> Now, <keyword id="21672501" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="OpenAI-chief-scientist" source="Orion">OpenAI Chief Scientist</keyword> and co-founder Ilya Sutskever has confirmed that he is leaving OpenAI, putting an end to months of speculation within Silicon Valley. In a tweet on Wednesday, May 15, Sutskever announced his decision to part ways with the AI company, adding how “the company’s trajectory has been nothing short of miraculous” and that it has been an “honour and a privilege” to work with his OpenAI colleagues. <div type="twitter" handle="ilyasut" handlename="ilyasut" favoritecount="0" retweetcount="0" id="1790517455628198322"></div> Replacing Sutskever as Chief Scientist is <keyword id="21662318" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jakub-Pachocki" source="Orion">Jakub Pachocki</keyword>, who has been a part of OpenAI's research team since 2017 and was mentored by Sutskever himself. The announcement of Sutskever's exit coincides with OpenAI's unveiling of a new and improved version of their AI technology. The upgraded model, <keyword id="21652220" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="GPT-4o" source="Orion">GPT-4o</keyword>, promises even higher performance and a more human-like interface, slated for integration into OpenAI's products in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, Sutskever has hinted at the launch of a new project during a statement on Tuesday, though he refrained from providing further details.

As Ilya Sutskever announces OpenAI exit, here’s a quick recap of his involvement in Sam Altman's firing last year

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Sam Altman was fired from OpenAI in a shock move on Friday.</li><li>The Information reported that following his departure, three senior researchers at the company quit.</li></ul>Three senior researchers have quit the artificial-intelligence firm OpenAI following the dismissal of its CEO, Sam Altman, <a target="_blank" href="https://affiliate.insider.com?h=00fc46b02b3140c69a7a22f7023b7d274a0ac294ab7efbcae453d64219e4ac4a&amp;postID=65587a21c2e44d869f4e4b7b&amp;postSlug=3-open-ai-researchers-resign-sam-altman-dismissal-ceo-2023-11&amp;site=bi&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theinformation.com%2Farticles%2Fthree-senior-openai-researchers-resign-as-crisis-deepens">The Information</a> reported, citing multiple people familiar with the situation.The company's board informed Altman, who cofounded OpenAI in 2015, that <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-ousted-fired-openai-ceo-chatgpt-maker-2023-11">he was fired</a> during a video call Friday.In a <a target="_blank" href="https://openai.com/blog/openai-announces-leadership-transition">statement</a> announcing the decision, OpenAI said it no longer had "confidence" in Altman's ability to lead the company, adding that he was "not consistently candid in his communications."The Information reported that, following the news, Jakub Pachocki, the director of research at OpenAI; Aleksander Madry, the head of a team that analyzes AI risks; and Szymon Sidor, a researcher who had been at the firm for seven years, told associates at OpenAI that they had quit.Earlier this year, Altman credited Pachocki for his contribution to the creation of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gpt4-openai-chatgpt-everything-you-need-to-know-4-2023-3">GPT-4</a>, writing in <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/sama/status/1635700851619819520">a post</a> on X, formerly known as Twitter, that "the overall leadership and technical vision of Jakub Pachocki for the pretraining effort was remarkable and we wouldn't be here without it."<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">GPT-4 was truly a team effort from our entire company, but the overall leadership and technical vision of Jakub Pachocki for the pretraining effort was remarkable and we wouldn’t be here without it— Sam Altman (@sama) <a href="https://twitter.com/sama/status/1635700851619819520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 14, 2023</a></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">GPT-4 was truly a team effort from our entire company, but the overall leadership and technical vision of Jakub Pachocki for the pretraining effort was remarkable and we wouldn’t be here without it— Sam Altman (@sama) <a href="https://twitter.com/sama/status/1635700851619819520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 14, 2023</a></blockquote>Greg Brockman, a cofounder and the president of OpenAI, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-president-greg-brockman-quits-sam-altman-ceo-ousted-2023-11">also said he was stepping down</a> from the company following the announcement.Brockman said in a <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/gdb/status/1725667410387378559?s=46&amp;t=tfqZBb0Wd-3qHDr4zq2ddQ">post</a> on X that he was "super proud of what we've all built together since starting in my apartment 8 years ago," but adding that "based on today's news, I quit."Brockman later shared a brief <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/gdb">timeline</a> of events on X, outlining how Altman's dismissal played out and the role of Ilya Sutskever, one of the company's cofounders and its chief scientist."Last night, Sam got a text from Ilya asking to talk at noon Friday. Sam joined a Google Meet and the whole board, except Greg, was there. Ilya told Sam he was being fired and that the news was going out very soon," he wrote.In the wake of the chaotic shake-up, Sutskever has reportedly attempted to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-microsoft-employees-shocked-at-altmans-ouster-2023-11">reassure staff</a>.At an all-hands meeting held following Altman's departure, Sutskever fielded questions from employees over whether the firing amounted to a "coup," according to <a target="_blank" href="https://affiliate.insider.com?h=3dd0d9eac0651efcaa081839d8146df9e013014f701e18fa5a3bd3fedd0f24e5&amp;postID=65587a21c2e44d869f4e4b7b&amp;postSlug=3-open-ai-researchers-resign-sam-altman-dismissal-ceo-2023-11&amp;site=bi&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theinformation.com%2Fbriefings%2Fopenai-leaders-split-on-ai-safety-before-ousting-altman">a transcript of the meeting</a> seen by The Information."I can understand why you chose this word, but I disagree with this. This was the board doing its duty to the mission of the nonprofit, which is to make sure that OpenAI builds AGI that benefits all of humanity," Sutskever said.<div type="image" title="Ilya Sutskever" height="1667" width="2500" msid="105315262" hostid="261"></div>Another employee questioned whether one of the world's most important companies should be governed through "backroom removals," which Sutskever agreed was "not ideal."Under Altman's tenure, OpenAI launched the pioneering AI chatbot ChatGPT and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-investing-billions-into-chatgpt-creator-openai-partnership-2023-1">secured $10 billion</a> in investment from Microsoft.Last week, the company announced its <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/open-ai-chatgpt-training-up-to-date-gpt4-turbo-2023-11">most up-to-date version of ChatGPT</a> at its first developer conference.

3 senior OpenAI researchers resign in the wake of Sam Altman's shock dismissal as CEO, report says

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Greg Brockman announced three key OpenAI staffers are following him and Sam Altman to Microsoft. </li><li>Their departures fuel fears of an employee exodus at the embattled AI startup. </li></ul>The tech world is reeling from <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-has-hired-former-openai-ceo-sam-altman-2023-11?_gl=1*wkxjbp*_ga*MTIxNzk5NDYxOS4xNjkyODY0NjU0*_ga_E21CV80ZCZ*MTcwMDQ3MzQzNC4xMzIuMS4xNzAwNDc0NTc5LjU5LjAuMA..">Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's announcement</a> that <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-chatgpt-openai-ceo-career-net-worth-ycombinator-prepper-2023-1">Sam Altman</a> will join the tech giant as the head of its new advanced AI research team.Now, it seems like others may be following Altman to Microsoft.Former OpenAI president Greg Brockman, who quit after Altman's ousting and is joining the former OpenAI CEO at Microsoft, <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/gdb/status/1726530200484372688">posted on X</a> that the "initial leadership" of the new AI team will include OpenAI staffers Jakub Pachocki, Szymon Sidor, and Aleksander Madry — implying that they are all set to leave the AI startup.All three are senior or longstanding employees at OpenAI, suggesting that the company may face a talent drain after Altman's shock firing. OpenAI announced that <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/emmett-shear-openai-ceo-artificial-intelligence-destroy-all-life-chatgpt-2023-11?_gl=1*infeec*_ga*MTIxNzk5NDYxOS4xNjkyODY0NjU0*_ga_E21CV80ZCZ*MTcwMDQ3MzQzNC4xMzIuMS4xNzAwNDc0NjMwLjguMC4w">Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear would become interim CEO</a> of the AI firm, after negotiations to bring Altman back broke down.Pachocki was OpenAI's director of research, Madry the company's head of preparedness, and Sidor a research scientist who has been at OpenAI since 2016, a year after it was founded.It comes as fears grow that the chaotic turn of events may spark an employee exodus at OpenAI, which has rapidly become a global leader in AI following the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/chatgpt-was-inaccurate-boring-when-it-launched-openai-cofounder-2023-10">record-breaking launch of ChatGPT</a> last year.There were signs of growing dissatisfaction within the company on Monday morning, with former and current employees <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="c-link c-link--focus-visible" href="https://twitter.com/refsrc/status/1726543097029603546">including </a><a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/miramurati/status/1726542556203483392">CTO Mira Murati</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/bradlightcap/status/1726541314148487184">COO Brad Lightcap</a> posting the seemingly coordinated statement: "OpenAI is nothing without its people" on X. <a target="_blank" href="https://affiliate.insider.com?h=ac3f309a8dada8d9e784f0d6fea1a230aaf02cbd71b10962776158d9cbb2ce35&amp;postID=655b2fc0bb5e3b777cc3ed2e&amp;postSlug=openai-key-staff-depatures-ai-following-sam-altman-exit-microsoft-2023-11&amp;site=bi&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theinformation.com%2Farticles%2Fdozens-of-staffers-quit-openai-after-sutskever-says-altman-wont-return">The Information reported</a> on Sunday that dozens of employees announced internally that they were quitting the company after chief scientist Ilya Sutskever said that Altman would not be returning. OpenAI technical staff member Tao Xu also announced he would be quitting <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/txhf/status/1726480806921834631">in a post on X</a>.OpenAI's rivals are mobilizing rapidly to try and take advantage of the situation and lure disaffected staffers away from the embattled AI startup.The Information also reported that fellow AI startups Cohere and Adept were <a target="_blank" href="https://affiliate.insider.com?h=b04e1a3e79dee57980fe62647290177a95fd513924eff1ba7813c34ba9cac06f&amp;postID=655b2fc0bb5e3b777cc3ed2e&amp;postSlug=openai-key-staff-depatures-ai-following-sam-altman-exit-microsoft-2023-11&amp;site=bi&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theinformation.com%2Farticles%2Fopenais-rivals-rush-to-poach-openai-staff-after-altman-ouster%3Futm_campaign%3DEditorial%26utm_content%3DArticle%26utm_medium%3Dorganic_social%26utm_source%3Dtwitter">reaching out to OpenAI employees</a> and that Google Deepmind had received an uptick in resumes from OpenAI workers.Others have reached out over social media as the online firestorm over Altman's shock firing has played out. Nvidia's senior AI scientist Jim Fan said he was "shocked" by the developments and posted <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/DrJimFan/status/1726490491452379250">a direct appeal to OpenAI workers on X</a>, saying that the company "has warm GPUs for you on a cold winter night like this, fresh out of the oven." OpenAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider, made outside normal working hours.

OpenAI is bleeding talent in the wake of Sam Altman's ouster

<ul class="summary-list"><li>OpenAI's board abruptly ousted CEO Sam Altman on Friday.</li><li>In response, several senior figures, including OpenAI president Greg Brockman, left their posts.</li></ul>OpenAI appears "optimistic" that it can reel its ousted <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-ousted-fired-openai-ceo-chatgpt-maker-2023-11">CEO Sam Altman</a> back to the company just a day after he was suddenly pushed out of his role on Friday, <a target="_blank" href="https://affiliate.insider.com?h=b567417bb0bef5bb0fc4b78488256dc84cbc3a22c2bfa0b7610a7afe1feaab16&amp;postID=6559af24bb5e3b777cc3497b&amp;postSlug=openai-optimistic-ceo-sam-altman-greg-brockman-will-return-board-2023-11&amp;site=bi&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theinformation.com%2Farticles%2Fopenai-optimistic-it-can-bring-back-sam-altman-greg-brockman%3Frc%3Dnytiul">The Information</a> reported.Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon wrote in a memo sent to staff late Saturday night that the company remained "optimistic" that it could bring back Altman and several senior employees who left in light of the CEO's abrupt exit, sources familiar with the situation told the tech news outlet.Among those senior figures included <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-president-greg-brockman-quits-sam-altman-ceo-ousted-2023-11">Greg Brockman</a>, OpenAI's co-founder and president, who announced on X that he was quitting hours after Altman departed. Three senior researchers — Jakub Pachocki, Aleksander Madry, Szymon Sidor — also had resigned, <a target="_blank" href="https://affiliate.insider.com?h=d0021c4ab0aa4b2961b4e54dc967bb1e50de33f768c3fa8fefbbc6b933318d2b&amp;postID=6559af24bb5e3b777cc3497b&amp;postSlug=openai-optimistic-ceo-sam-altman-greg-brockman-will-return-board-2023-11&amp;site=bi&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theinformation.com%2Farticles%2Fthree-senior-openai-researchers-resign-as-crisis-deepens%3Frc%3Dnytiul">The Information</a> reported earlier."We are still working towards a resolution and we remain optimistic," Kwon wrote, according to The Information. "By resolution, we mean bringing back Sam, Greg, Jakub, Syzmon, Aleksander and other colleagues (sorry if I missed you!) and remaining the place where people who want to work on AGI research, safety, products and policy can do their best work."Kwon said that another update will be shared on Sunday morning, according to the report.An OpenAI spokesperson did not immediately return a request for comment sent on the weekend.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-sam-altman-fired-coup-silicon-valley-greg-brockman-2023-11">Altman's abrupt ouster</a> shocked those at the company and investors, including Microsoft.Less than a day after Altman, who co-founded the AI startup in 2015, was ousted, investors pushed to convince OpenAI's board to reverse the decision, according to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/openai-trying-to-get-sam-altman-back-4b728049?st=8o1tuoc4zup0svq&amp;reflink=article_copyURL_share">The Wall Street Journal</a>.Some OpenAI employees also appeared to express solidarity behind Altman by responding to a note he posted on X on Saturday evening that said, "i love the openai team so much."<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">i love the openai team so much— Sam Altman (@sama) <a href="https://twitter.com/sama/status/1726099792600903681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 19, 2023</a></blockquote> Several employees re-posted the note with a heart emoji.Altman's return to OpenAI could potentially mean an impending shake-up of the company's current board members and governance.A condition that Altman set for him to re-assume his CEO role is if the existing board resigned, the Journal reported.

OpenAI is 'optimistic' that it can bring ousted CEO Sam Altman and other senior figures back, The Information reported

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Sam Altman is joining Microsoft.</li><li>Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said both Altman and Greg Brockman were joining the company.</li></ul>Former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is joining Microsoft.Microsoft CEO <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/satyanadella/status/1726509045803336122?t=18eJK18Na-YM8X6uVr7TIw&amp;s=19">Satya Nadella announced</a> on Monday that he was adding both Altman and Greg Brockman, the former OpenAI president, to the company's ranks."We're extremely excited to share the news that Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, together with colleagues, will be joining Microsoft to lead a new advanced AI research team," Nadella said in a post on X. "We look forward to moving quickly to provide them with the resources needed for their success."In the post, Nadella also said the company remained committed to its partnership with OpenAI and looked forward "to getting to know Emmett Shear and OAI's new leadership team and working with them."Altman <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/sama/status/1726510261509779876">reshared Nadella's post,</a> adding, "The mission continues."Altman was <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-ousted-fired-openai-ceo-chatgpt-maker-2023-11">ousted from OpenAI</a> in a dramatic board decision Friday. The nonprofit board of the company behind ChatGPT said it no longer had "confidence in his ability to continue leading."The decision was met with shock from the tech community, and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/3-open-ai-researchers-resign-sam-altman-dismissal-ceo-2023-11">three other researchers</a> were reported to have followed the CEO out the door.Over a chaotic weekend, the board appeared to consider <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-optimistic-ceo-sam-altman-greg-brockman-will-return-board-2023-11">reversing the Altman decision</a>, with the former CEO even <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/sama/status/1726345564059832609">pictured in the company headquarters</a>. But The Verge reported that these discussions later fell apart and that the board named Emmett Shear, Twitch's cofounder and former CEO, as Open AI's interim CEO.Shear is set to take over the role from Mira Murati, the company's former chief technology officer, who had publicly expressed support for Altman.Representatives for Microsoft did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, made outside normal working hours.In a post on X, Brockman said the <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/gdb/status/1726530200484372688">new Microsoft team</a> would consist of him, Altman, Aleksander Madry, Szymon Sidor, and Jakub Pachocki. He said the team planned to "build something new" and "incredible."

Microsoft hires former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman after a weekend of chaos

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Marc Benioff promised to match the contracts of OpenAI researchers who resign to join Salesforce.</li><li>In a post on X, he pledged "full cash &amp; equity OTE" in exchange for immediately joining his company.</li></ul>As OpenAI bleeds talent following Friday's <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/timeline-sam-altman-openai-shock-firing-microsoft-switch-2023-11">chaotic ouster of Sam Altman</a>, Marc Benioff of Salesforce wants to make a deal."Salesforce will match any OpenAI researcher who has tendered their resignation full cash &amp; equity OTE to immediately join our Salesforce Einstein Trusted AI research team under Silvio Savarese," Benioff, the Salesforce CEO, <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/benioff/status/1726695914105090498?s=42">posted on X</a> in a pledge to buy out the OpenAI researchers' contracts, along with any unrealized profits and sales incentives.He added: "Send me your cv directly to ceo@salesforce.com. Einstein is the most successful enterprise AI Platform completing 1 Trillion predictive &amp; generative transactions this week! Join our Trusted AI Enterprise Revolution."Earlier this year, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/big-tech-salaries-what-you-make-google-apple-amazon-meta-ibm#openai-says-research-engineers-can-expect-200000-to-370000-in-base-compensation-21">Business Insider reported</a> research engineers at OpenAI were offered $200,000 to $370,000 in base compensation, though some senior researchers can make upwards of $800,000 per <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/19/technology/artificial-intelligence-salaries-openai.html">The New York Times</a>.Benioff did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.His offer — which prompted many <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/MainstreetHedge/status/1726722440049688604">joking</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/CramerTracker/status/1726711098739716605">replies</a> from people aiming to take him up on it — comes as OpenAI is hemorrhaging top talent following the news of Altman's ouster.Greg Brockman, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-key-staff-depatures-ai-following-sam-altman-exit-microsoft-2023-11">former president of OpenAI, announced his departure</a> after the news broke on Friday, along with key staffers Jakub Pachocki, Szymon Sidor, and Aleksander Madry.As many as 95% of OpenAI workers have also <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-workers-threaten-to-quit-over-sam-altman-firing-2023-11">threatened to quit</a> if Altman, the company's co-founder, is not reinstated.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/more-details-about-salesforce-einstein-2016-9">Salesforce's Einstein</a> is the company's generative AI program built for managing relationships with customers.The program — led by Savarese, the company's chief scientist and adjunct professor of computer science at Stanford — uses machine learning to develop marketing campaigns, answer emails and support chats, and give sales recommendations based on analyzing data stored in <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/salesforce-has-big-ai-plans-to-make-your-job-easier-heres-the-list-2023-6">Salesforce products</a>.

Salesforce CEO pledges to match contracts of OpenAI researchers who resign and join Einstein Trusted AI team

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Emmett Shear laid out a three-point plan for his first 30 days as CEO in an X post at 1 a.m. </li><li>He plans to hire an independent investigator to examine the events that led to Sam Altman's ousting.</li></ul><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/emmett-shear-new-ceo-openai-career-education-twitch-startup-2023-11">Emmett Shear</a> already has his first month as <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/history-of-openai-company-chatgpt-elon-musk-founded-2022-12">OpenAI's</a> new boss mapped out. The interim CEO revealed plans for his 30 days in in a X <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/eshear/status/1726526112019382275">post</a> at 1 a.m. PT – including hiring an investigator and restructuring the leadership team.The Twitch cofounder's three-point plan came just hours after Shear became OpenAI's second temporary chief in the space of three days. OpenAI's former CTO, Mira Murati, briefly <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/meet-mira-murati-openai-new-interim-ceo-2023-11">became interim CEO</a> Friday after the board removed <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-chatgpt-openai-ceo-career-net-worth-ycombinator-prepper-2023-1">Sam Altman</a>. Shear included hiring an independent investigator in his first tasks in the post, which also <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-ceo-emmett-shear-sam-altman-ousting-handled-very-badly-2023-11?r=US&amp;IR=T">criticized OpenAI's board</a> for its handling of Altman's departure. The investigator would examine and report on the events that led to the OpenAI cofounder being pushed out. The second point of his plan includes continuing to engage with stakeholders such as employees, partners, investors, and customers. Shear also announced his intention to shake up the management and leadership team "in light of recent departures". At least three top <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/3-open-ai-researchers-resign-sam-altman-dismissal-ceo-2023-11">OpenAI researchers have resigned</a> after Altman was pushed out. Jakub Pachocki, the director of research; Aleksander Madry, the head of a team that analyzes AI risks; and Szymon Sidor, another researcher <a target="_blank" href="https://affiliate.insider.com?h=44467b7975a76c9a5cc7384ca3db53dac3d5e95bcdaea9522d6f2c88cd97f158&amp;postID=655b487600482b84e8402c3b&amp;postSlug=openai-emmett-shear-new-ceo-reveals-plans-first-30-days-2023-11&amp;site=bi&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theinformation.com%2Farticles%2Fthree-senior-openai-researchers-resign-as-crisis-deepens%3Firclickid%3DWZfyvxUHDxyPUOqxFoXjm3UgUkFX1n2n4xZiSg0%26irgwc%3D1%26utm_source%3Daffiliate%26utm_medium%3Dcpa%26utm_campaign%3D10078-Skimbit%2BLtd.%26utm_term%3Dbusinessinsider.com">have all quit</a>, according to The Information."Depending on the results everything we learn from these, I will drive changes in the organization — up to and including pushing strongly for significant governance changes if necessary," Shear said in the X post. "I will be rolling these out as they become clear over the 30 day period." He continued: "OpenAI's stability and success are too important to allow turmoil to disrupt them like this. I will endeavor to address the key concerns as well, although in many cases I believe it may take longer than a month to achieve true progress." OpenAI employees were <a target="_blank" href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/18/23967199/breaking-openai-board-in-discussions-with-sam-altman-to-return-as-ceo">informed Sunday</a> that Altman would not be returning, The Verge reported. Hours later Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said he Altman was joining the tech giant. Seemingly protesting the decision to oust Altman, some OpenAI workers staff have posted on X that the company is "nothing without its people." OpenAI didn't respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, made outside normal working hours.

OpenAI's new CEO revealed plans for his first 30 days in an X post at 1 a.m. 

<ul class="summary-list"><li>OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was suddenly ousted by the company's board earlier in November.</li><li>Within a week, he was back and a new board that included lead investor Microsoft was announced.</li></ul><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-chatgpt-openai-ceo-career-net-worth-ycombinator-prepper-2023-1">Sam Altman</a> is back in control of OpenAI and the CEO has a brand new board.The tech boss was <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-ousted-fired-openai-ceo-chatgpt-maker-2023-11">fired in a shock board decision</a> earlier this month, kickstarting a chaotic week for the company.The move initially shocked the tech community and OpenAI investors, including Microsoft. Reports quickly started circulating that the board was wavering on its controversial decision and actively trying to get Altman back.Three days later, it all appeared to have fallen apart. Former Twitch CEO and cofounder, Emmett Shear, was named interim CEO of the company, and Altman had <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-has-hired-former-openai-ceo-sam-altman-2023-11">joined Microsoft.</a>But the chaos was far from over.Most employees who returned to work after the weekend were less than impressed with the new company leadership.Staffers staged a revolt in the form of an open letter demanding the board's resignation and the reinstatement of their former chief. By the end of the day, nearly all employees at the company had added their names.Negotiations between OpenAI and Altman were restarted and last week the company announced he was set to return as CEO. Altman's return also came with a new board that included lead investor Microsoft.Here's a timeline of everything we know so far:<h2>Altman was ousted from OpenAI in a shock board decision</h2>Altman was immediately ousted from OpenAI in a dramatic board decision on Friday. The nonprofit board of the company announced it no longer had "confidence in his ability to continue leading."A <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/gdb/status/1725736242137182594">timeline provided by fellow </a>OpenAI cofounder Greg Brockman showed that Altman received a text from board member Ilya Sutskever asking to talk at midday Friday.When Altman joined the meeting, the whole board, excluding Brockman, was on the call and he was told by Sutskever he was being fired, per Brockman's post.<h2>OpenAI staffers resigned</h2>Brockman, the former OpenAI president and cofounder, quit his role at the company shortly after the news broke. He said he was told that he was being removed from the board and that Altman had been fired at about the same time OpenAI published a blog post about the incident.Brockman said he was originally told he was "vital to the company and would retain his role," but decided to part ways with the company shortly after.The tech community was shocked by the decision, and at least <a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/3-open-ai-researchers-resign-sam-altman-dismissal-ceo-2023-11">three other OpenAI researchers</a> followed the former president in giving up their roles.<h2>The OpenAI board was optimistic about getting Altman back</h2>Investors, including Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-18/openai-altman-ouster-followed-debates-between-altman-board?leadSource=uverify%20wall">were reportedly blindsided by the decision</a> to remove Altman.Several investors began pushing the board members to reverse their sudden leadership decision, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-19/openai-negotiations-to-reinstate-altman-hit-snag-over-board-role?leadSource=uverify%20wall">Bloomberg reported</a>.In an internal memo cited by The Information, OpenAI's chief strategy officer, Jason Kwon, <a target="_blank" href="https://affiliate.insider.com?h=c3ad0a5c7aa2c147ac540f1097e420d3d98f9370e5eba44183171768508e243a&amp;postID=655b228ec2e44d869f4f5256&amp;postSlug=timeline-sam-altman-openai-shock-firing-microsoft-switch-2023-11&amp;site=bi&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theinformation.com%2Farticles%2Fopenai-optimistic-it-can-bring-back-sam-altman-greg-brockman">wrote to staff</a> late Saturday night, saying the company remained optimistic that it could bring back Altman and other senior employees who had left.Microsoft chief Nadella reportedly led the high-stakes talks on Altman's return over the weekend.On Sunday, the former OpenAI chief returned to the company's HQ.<a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/sama/status/1726345564059832609?s=20"> He posted a picture of himself</a> wearing a guest badge captioned, "First and last time I ever wear one of these."<h2>Discussions fell apart and a new CEO was announced</h2>The Information reported that on Sunday night, Sutskever <a target="_blank" href="https://affiliate.insider.com?h=ac3f309a8dada8d9e784f0d6fea1a230aaf02cbd71b10962776158d9cbb2ce35&amp;postID=655b228ec2e44d869f4f5256&amp;postSlug=timeline-sam-altman-openai-shock-firing-microsoft-switch-2023-11&amp;site=bi&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theinformation.com%2Farticles%2Fdozens-of-staffers-quit-openai-after-sutskever-says-altman-wont-return">told OpenAI</a> staffers that Altman would not return, prompting several more employees to quit.Discussions to bring Altman back had <a target="_blank" href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/20/23967515/sam-altman-openai-board-fired-new-ceo">reportedly fallen apart,</a> per The Verge. The board then named former Twitch CEO and cofounder Emmett Shear as interim CEO. Shear took over the role from OpenAI's former CTO Mira Murati, who had publicly supported Altman.<h2>Altman and Brockman joined Microsoft</h2>In a dramatic twist, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella scooped up Altman and Brockman to lead "a new advanced AI research team" at Microsoft.In a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="c-link" href="https://twitter.com/gdb/status/1726530200484372688">post on X</a>, Brockman said the new Microsoft team would comprise him, Altman, Aleksander Madry, Szymon Sidor, and Jakub Pachocki. He said the team planned to "build something new" and "incredible."<a target="_blank" rel=" nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/satyanadella/status/1726509045803336122?t=18eJK18Na-YM8X6uVr7TIw&amp;s=19">Nadella announced on Monday </a>the company remained "committed to our partnership with OpenAI" and had "confidence in our product roadmap."<h2>A key board member said he regretted ousting Altman</h2>OpenAI cofounder and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-cofounder-ilya-sutskever-deeply-regrets-participating-ousting-sam-altman-2023-11">chief scientist Ilya Sutskever</a> said on Monday he deeply regretted his involvement in firing Altman.Many had theorized that Sutskever had a major role in the decision, with reports highlighting the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-openai-biggest-achievement-chatgpt-probably-triggered-downfall-2023-11">differing priorities between Altman</a> and the nonprofit board."I deeply regret my participation in the board's actions. I never intended to harm OpenAI," <a target="_blank" rel=" nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/ilyasut/status/1726590052392956028?s=20">Sutskever said in an X post</a> Monday. "I love everything we've built together and I will do everything I can to reunite the company."The chief scientist also added his name to an open letter calling for the board, which he sits on, to resign.<h2>Employees staged a revolt</h2>Most employees returning to work on Monday were unhappy with the chaos the OpenAI board had kickstarted.Former CTO Mira Murati was installed as interim CEO, following Altman's departure. CEO <a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/emmett-shear-openai-ceo-artificial-intelligence-destroy-all-life-chatgpt-2023-11">Emmett Shear,</a> who cofounded Twitch, then took over from her. This meant the company had three CEOs in as many days.The majority of OpenAI staffers just wanted Altman back.By the end of the day, nearly the entire OpenAI staff had threatened to quit and <a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/timeline-sam-altman-openai-shock-firing-microsoft-switch-2023-11">join Altman at Microsoft</a>. They signed a letter calling the board to resign, accusing members of undermining the company.<h2>Altman's return rumoured to still be on the cards</h2>Despite publically joining Microsoft that morning, by Monday evening, Altman was reportedly still <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-reportedly-open-return-openai-ceo-like-steve-jobs-2023-11">considering returning to his old post</a> at the AI lab.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/20/23969586/sam-altman-plotting-return-open-ai-microsoft">The Verge</a> reported that Altman and Brockman were considering going back to OpenAI if the board members who ousted Altman stepped down.Multiple sources told the outlet that Altman, along with Brockman and OpenAI's investors, were trying to find a plan for board members to exit the company.<h2>Altman and Brockman set to return to OpenAI</h2>On Tuesday night Pacific Standard Time, OpenAI confirmed that <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-return-openai-ceo-2023-11?_gl=1*kas3ty*_ga*Nzg4MjgyNjAxLjE2NzM2MTAyNDA.*_ga_E21CV80ZCZ*MTcwMDY1NjM4NC43NjkuMS4xNzAwNjU2Mzg0LjYwLjAuMA..">Altman was set to return as CEO.</a>The <a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-chat-gpt-2023-1">ChatGPT</a> said in a post on X they "reached an agreement in principle" for Altman's return.Shortly after OpenAI broke the news, Altman <a target="_blank" rel=" nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/sama/status/1727207458324848883">reflected</a> on his decision to join Microsoft, saying he thought "it was clear that was the best path for me and the team."He continued: "With the new board and w satya's support, i'm looking forward to returning to openai, and building on our strong partnership with msft."Nadella also commented on the move, <a target="_blank" rel=" nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/satyanadella/status/1727207661547233721">adding</a> Microsoft was "encouraged by the changes to the OpenAI board."OpenAI also announced a "new initial board" consisting of Bret Taylor, Larry Summers, and Adam D'Angelo. Taylor, a former Salesforce executive, will serve as board chair.<h2>Microsoft snags a board seat</h2>Microsoft announced on Wednesday that the company was getting a non-voting board seat.There had been speculation that Satya Nadella would seek more control over OpenAI following the board's failed coup.The CEO was reportedly frustrated by the board's lack of communication during the firing and re-hiring of Altman, later telling journalist Kara Swisher he did not plan to be surprised by the company again.In a <a target="_blank" href="https://openai.com/blog/sam-altman-returns-as-ceo-openai-has-a-new-initial-board">message to employees posted</a> on the company's website, re-instated CEO Altman said: "We clearly made the right choice to partner with Microsoft and I'm excited that our new board will include them as a non-voting observer."<h2>One board member speaks out</h2>Former OpenAI board member Helen Toner announced her resignation from the company on Wednesday.In a <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hlntnr/status/1730034020140912901?s=46">post on X</a>, Toner sought to quell rumors the board was attempting to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/former-openai-board-member-were-not-slowing-openai-down-2023-11?r=US&amp;IR=T">slow some of OpenAI's work</a>.She said: "To be clear: our decision was about the board's ability to effectively supervise the company, which was our role and responsibility. Though there has been speculation, we were not motivated by a desire to slow down OpenAI's work."Several reports had pointed to a mysterious new <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-project-q-sam-altman-ia-model-explainer-2023-11?r=US&amp;IR=T">OpenAI model known as Q*</a> as a potential trigger for the chaos. The model is said to have sparked concern at the startup.

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