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AI breakthrough that could threaten humanity might have been key to Sam Altman’s firing

Almost a week has passed since the OpenAI board fired CEO Sam Altman without explaining its actions. By Tuesday, the board reinstated Altman and appointed a new board to oversee the OpenAI operations. An investigation into what happened was also promised, something I believe all ChatGPT users deserve. We’re talking about a company developing an incredibly exciting resource, AI. But also one that could eradicate humanity. Or so some people fear. Theories were running rampant in the short period between Altman’s…

Over 500 OpenAI staff threaten to resign if current board doesn’t leave, demands to reinstate Sam Altman

Image Source : AP Former CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman OpenAI row: In a major development, Staff at OpenAI have called on the board of the company to resign after the shock dismissal of former boss Sam Altman, BBC reported on Monday. In a letter, they question the board's competence and accuse it of undermining the firm's work. According to the report, those who signed the…

Microsoft Hires Sam Altman, OpenAI Staff Threaten to Quit

Early on Monday morning, Microsoft hired Sam Altman to lead a new advanced AI research team after he was ousted from his position at OpenAI last week. Within hours, OpenAI employees threatened to resign en masse with more than 500 out of 750 employees signing a letter demanding that the board resign and Altman be reinstated as CEO.I Gave Sam Altman a Copy of My Eyeballs | Future TechShockingly, one of the signatories of the open letter was board member Ilya Sutskever who led the ousting of Sam Altman. “I deeply regret my…

OpenAI Staff Threaten to Go to Microsoft If Board Doesn’t Quit

Most of OpenAI's employees have threatened to resign and follow ousted leader Sam Altman to Microsoft Corp. unless the current board resigns, leaving the future of the high-profile artificial intelligence startup increasingly uncertain.A letter signed by about 600 of the artificial intelligence firm's roughly 770 employees on Monday states that the signatories are “unable to work for or with people that lack competence, judgment and care for our mission and employees.”  After a tumultuous weekend that kicked off with…

95 Percent of OpenAI Employees Threaten to Follow Sam Altman Out the Door

Almost the entire staff of OpenAI has now signed a letter threatening to leave and join a new venture led by ousted CEO, Sam Altman. Some 738 out of its around 770 employees, about 95 percent of the company, are now listed on the letter released early this morning.The letter calls for Altman and his fellow OpenAI cofounder and close associate Greg Brockman to be reinstated, for the board that fired Altman and removed Brockman from his position as chair to resign, and for new board members to be appointed.Altman was fired…

Hundreds of OpenAI staff threaten mass exodus to join Sam Altman at Microsoft; read full letter

Hundreds of staff at OpenAI threatened to quit the leading artificial intelligence company on Monday and join Microsoft. They would follow OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman, who said he was starting an AI subsidiary at Microsoft following his shock sacking from the company whose ChatGPT chatbot has led the rapid rise of artificial intelligence technology.In a letter, some of OpenAI's most senior staff members threatened to leave the company if the board did not get replaced. "Your actions have made it obvious that you are…

OpenAI Employees Threaten to Quit Unless Board Resigns

Updated Nov. 20, 2023 10:27 am ETMore than 500 employees of OpenAI have threatened to leave the company if the current board doesn’t resign and reinstate former Chief Executive Sam Altman and former President Greg Brockman.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Updated Nov. 20, 2023 10:27 am ETMore than 500 employees of OpenAI have threatened to leave the company if the current board doesn’t resign and reinstate former Chief Executive Sam Altmanand former

OpenAI Staff Threaten to Quit Unless Board Resigns

OpenAI was in open revolt on Monday with 490 employees threatening to leave unless the board resigns and reinstates Sam Altman as CEO, along with cofounder and former president Greg Brockman. Altman was controversially fired by the board on Friday.“The process through which you terminated Sam Altman and removed Greg Brockman from the board has jeopardized all of this work and undermined our mission and company” the letter reads. “Your conduct has made it clear you did not have the competence to oversee OpenAI.”Remarkably,…

High-severity wildfires threaten global timber production, new study finds

Global patterns of timber-producing forest loss through stand-replacing wildfires. a–f, Hotspots of severe burning in timber-producing forests (a,b), total area (c,d) and proportion (e,f) of forestry land severely burned nationally between 2001 and 2021, using the map of global forest management (a,c,e) by Lesiv et al and the map of forest loss due to forestry (b,d,f) by Curtis et al. In a and b, areas of warmer red represent increasing burn, blue…

UK Admits Encryption Hurdles to Online Safety Law After WhatsApp, Signal Threaten to Pull Out

The UK acknowledged possible technical hurdles in its planned crackdown on illegal online content after encrypted messaging companies including WhatsApp threatened to pull their service from the country.Regulator Ofcom can only compel tech companies to scan platforms for illegal content such as images of child sexual abuse if it's “technically feasible,” culture minister Stephen Parkinson told the House of Lords on Wednesday, as the chamber debated the government's Online Safety Bill. He said the watchdog will work…