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Microsoft hires Sam Altman, former OpenAI CEO replaced by Emmett Shear

It’s been a hectic weekend for OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company behind ChatGPT. The company’s board on Monday named a new interim CEO, three days after ousting co-founder Sam Altman ...

OpenAI's Sam Altman: GPT-5 Fails to Meet AGI Standards Amid Microsoft's Fading Partnership — "It's Still Missing Something"

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently revealed that GPT-5 didn't meet the coveted AGI threshold because of its inability to ...
The New York Times1y

Microsoft Hires Sam Altman Hours After OpenAI Rejects His Return

Microsoft, which has invested more than $13 billion in OpenAI, only learned of Mr. Altman’s exit one minute before it was announced, while other investors discovered that he had been forced out ...
New York Post1y

Fired OpenAI boss Sam Altman lands gig at Microsoft

Microsoft’s CEO announced in the early hours of Monday morning that Sam Altman — who was ousted from artificial-intelligence startup OpenAI in a surprise announcement late Friday &#8212… ...
Fox Business1y

Microsoft on edge with OpenAI’s Sam Altman a free agent - Fox Business

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, right, speaks as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman looks on during the first OpenAI DevDay conference on Nov. 6, 2023, in San Francisco. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) ...
The Verge1y

Sam Altman is still trying to return as OpenAI CEO - The Verge

Sam Altman’s surprise hiring at Microsoft isn’t a done deal — the former OpenAI CEO is still trying to get the board to resign so he can return.
Mercury News1y

ChatGPT drama: Microsoft hires Sam Altman, new OpenAI CEO vows probe

LONDON (AP) — Microsoft snapped up Sam Altman and another architect of OpenAI for a new venture after their sudden departures shocked the artificial intelligence world, leaving the newly ...
Wall Street Journal1y

Microsoft Stock Climbs on Sam Altman Hire - The Wall Street Journal

LIVE UPDATES | CONCLUDED Stock Market News, Nov. 20, 2023: Microsoft Stock Sets Record High; OpenAI in Turmoil After Sam Altman's Ouster Last Updated: Updated Nov. 20, 2023 at 1:47 PM ...
The Verge1y

Is Sam Altman joining Microsoft? Satya Nadella doesn’t seem to know

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced late last night that former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman were both joining Microsoft to lead a new advanced AI research team, ...
TheWrap1y

Sam Altman To Microsoft: Eight Quick Implications - The Wrap

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (R) greets OpenAI CEO Sam Altman during the OpenAI DevDay event on Nov. 6, 2023, in San Francisco. (Getty Images) ...
New York Post1y

OpenAI boss Sam Altman seeking Microsoft funds to build ...

Sam Altman is reportedly seeking additional financial backing from top investor Microsoft as the OpenAI chief looks to build “superintelligent” tech tools that would be as smart as humans.

Sam Altman says the AI talent war is a bet that a ‘medium-sized handful of people’ will make superintelligence breakthroughs

"I'm not I'm not totally sure what's gonna happen, but it is a crazy intense comp for a very small number of people right now ...