Dec 11 2015: Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and others commit $1B to nonprofit artificial intelligence research lab OpenAI

Back in Dec 11 2015: Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and others commit $1B to nonprofit artificial intelligence research lab OpenAI

Several technology leaders, including Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Reid Hoffman have invested $1 billion in the nonprofit AI research company OpenAI. The company aims to focus on AI research that has a positive human impact and ensure that AI technology is distributed safely and widely.

This investment comes amidst the ongoing debate on the potential benefits and risks of artificial intelligence. Google research scientist Ilya Sutskever will be OpenAI's research director.

Fast forward to Nov 17 2023: Sam Altman ousted as OpenAI’s CEO

Sam Altman has been fired from OpenAI, the AI startup behind ChatGPT and other AI systems. Altman, the former CEO, was removed from his position due to communication issues with the board, hindering their ability to fulfill their responsibilities. Greg Brockman, a co-founder of OpenAI, will step down as chairman but remain as president.

Mira Murati, OpenAI's CTO, has been appointed as the interim CEO. The board of directors will begin searching for a permanent CEO. Altman's departure comes as a surprise, as he recently hosted OpenAI's first developer conference. The reasons for his removal have not been disclosed.

What led to Sam Altman's unexpected departure from OpenAI, and how does it impact the organization's mission to advance artificial general intelligence?