Outgoing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to lead Microsoft's new AI team
Chairman and CEO of Microsoft Corporation Satya Nadella announces Sam Altman, departing CEO of OpenAI, joining Microsoft team
Chairman and CEO of Microsoft Corporation Satya Nadella announces Sam Altman, departing CEO of OpenAI, joining Microsoft team
Nadella said on social media platform X that Altman and former OpenAI President and Board Chair Greg Brockman, alongside other colleagues, will be joining Microsoft to lead a new advanced AI research team.
Tech giant Microsoft has invested billions of dollars in OpenAI and has a close technology partnership with the company.
“We look forward to moving quickly to provide them with the resources needed for their success,” Nadella emphasized.
“We remain committed to our partnership with OpenAI and have confidence in our product roadmap, our ability to continue to innovate with everything we announced at Microsoft Ignite, and in continuing to support our customers and partners,” Nadella added.
We remain committed to our partnership with OpenAI and have confidence in our product roadmap, our ability to continue to innovate with everything we announced at Microsoft Ignite, and in continuing to support our customers and partners. We look forward to getting to know Emmett…
We remain committed to our partnership with OpenAI and have confidence in our product roadmap, our ability to continue to innovate with everything we announced at Microsoft Ignite, and in continuing to support our customers and partners. We look forward to getting to know Emmett…
— Satya Nadella (@satyanadella) November 20, 2023
Altman had been leading the company since 2019. OpenAI’s board announced late Friday that it was removing Altman and replacing him on an interim basis with technology chief Mira Murati. The post said that Altman “was not consistently candid in his communications with the board.”
Ex-Twitch chief Emmett Shear steps into the role of leading OpenAI, succeeding Sam Altman, who is set to spearhead a new advanced AI research team at Microsoft, the tech giant's CEO announced late on Sunday.
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