The ouster of Sam Altman by the previous OpenAI board was the culmination of several issues around Altman\u2019s strategic manoeuvring and a \u201cperceived lack of transparency\u201d in his communications with directors, the media reported. At one point, during the discussions about Altman\u2019s possible return as CEO, he offered to publicly apologise for \u201cmisrepresenting some board members\u2019 views in conversations when he was lobbying for a director\u2019s removal,\u201d reports Bloomberg, citing sources. \u201cBut the board was concerned that an apology about one incident could make it sound like it was the sole reason he had been fired,\u201d the report added.<\/p>\n
The OpenAI board is currently doing an independent investigation into what happened during Altman\u2019s ouster. \u201cWe look forward to the findings of the board\u2019s independent review. Our primary focus remains on developing and releasing useful and safe AI, and supporting the new board as they work to make improvements to our governance structure,\u201d an OpenAI spokesperson was quoted as saying. Board members began talking about whether to remove Altman earlier in the fall. \u201cThe board had heard from some senior executives at OpenAI who had issues with Altman,\u201d the report mentioned. The members were worried that the CEO wasn\u2019t always fully transparent. Fresh details emerged in Altman\u2019s ousting from OpenAI earlier this month, with a new report claiming that the company\u2019s old board deliberately excluded Microsoft after initially voting to expel Altman as CEO.<\/p>\n
The New Yorker reported that Microsoft executives, including Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella, were blindsided by the decision to oust Altman. Several people in Microsoft found the OpenAI board\u2019s decision \u201cmind-bogglingly stupid\u201d and felt it could destroy the ChatGPT developer. \u201cWhen Nadella recovered from his shock over Altman\u2019s firing, he called an OpenAI board member, Adam D\u2019Angelo, and pressed him for details,\u201d the report mentioned. OpenAI\u2019s new board consists of chair Bret Taylor, Larry Summers, and Adam D\u2019Angelo, the only remaining holdout from the previous board. Microsoft is a major investor in OpenAI, with a 49 per cent stake in the for-profit entity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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