The head of the ChatGPT company leaves / Mira Murati takes over

2023-11-18 19:32:21, Tech CNA

The board of directors of OpenAI, which makes artificial intelligence software ChatGPT, has fired the company's chief executive and co-founder, Sam Altman, after what it described as a loss of confidence in his ability to lead the company. OpenAI will now be led by Mira Murati, in the role of interim executive director. The 34-year-old of Albanian origin, born in Vlora, left Albania at the age of 16. She completed high school in Canada while majoring in mechanical engineering at Dartmouth College in the United States.

The decision was made after a review process that found Mr. Altman "has not been consistently honest in his communications" with the board, the statement said.

For a year, Mr. Altman led the OpenAI company, while gaining global fame with the ChatGPT program. He also became the tech company's most sought-after voice on the potential dangers of artificial intelligence.

"I think that many more employment opportunities will be created and that the situation will improve" , said Mr. Altman during a testimony in the US Senate.

The head of the ChatGPT company leaves / Mira Murati takes over

His sudden and unexplained departure brought uncertainty about the future of this sector. While the company will be looking for a new leader, the functions of the executive director were immediately transferred to Mira Murat, head of technology at the company OpenAI, which has led the production of the ChatGPT program. Mrs. Murati is of Albanian origin and studied in Canada and the United States.

The company's announcement stated that another co-founder and chairman of the board, Greg Brockman, would step down from his leadership role, but that he would continue to have a role in the company, where he also holds the office of president.

But Mr. Brockman later wrote to the X network, informing that he had sent a message to all employees that: "Based on today's news, I am resigning."

In another message, he explains that in his absence, during a virtual meeting of the board, the dismissal of the executive director was communicated. Mr. Brockman expressed shock at this development.

The OpenAI company did not respond to questions about what the lack of candor was. Mr. Altman wrote on Friday on the X Network that: “I enjoyed my time at OpenAI. It was transformative for me personally, and I hope somewhat for the world. Most of all I enjoyed working with such talented people. I will have more to say about what will come next."

The head of the ChatGPT company leaves / Mira Murati takes over

On Thursday, he attended a high-level meeting of company leaders as part of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference in San Francisco, where OpenAI is also headquartered.

Microsoft, OpenAI's main business partner, has invested billions of dollars in the company and helped provide computing power to operate its artificial intelligence systems. The Microsoft company declared on Friday that the transition will not affect this business relationship./ VOA