11/22/23 – – Following up on yesterday’s blog post: Sam Altman is CEO once again at OpenAI, which has brought new board members onboard. The company’s new leadership includes former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor as chairman, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, and Quora co-founder and CEO Adam D’Angelo. Microsoft, Altman’s employer for a couple of tumultuous days, is good with the outcome of the scramble.
Here’s what Altman announced on X this morning:
“i love openai, and everything i’ve done over the past few days has been in service of keeping this team and its mission together. when i decided to join msft on sun evening, it was clear that was the best path for me and the team. 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.”
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella confirmed that all is good on his end:
“We are encouraged by the changes to the OpenAI board. We believe this is a first essential step on a path to more stable, well-informed, and effective governance. Sam, Greg, and I have talked and agreed they have a key role to play along with the OAI leadership team in ensuring OAI continues to thrive and build on its mission. We look forward to building on our strong partnership and delivering the value of this next generation of AI to our customers and partners.”
My usual practice is to update posts archived on my blog without sending them out again. But this boomerang came back at us so fast (overnight), I thought it made sense to close the loop before we all turn our attention to Thanksgiving. I guess AI really does speed things up.
I’m, sure we’ll be hearing a lot more from Altman, OpenAI and Microsoft in the weeks ahead. Stay tuned. And in the meantime, have a happy, healthy Thanksgiving!
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