Microsoft is hiring OpenAI's Sam Altman after he was fired as CEO last week

What you need to know

• Η Microsoft ανακοίνωσε ότι προσλαμβάνει τον Sam Altman, πρώην διευθύνοντα σύμβουλο της OpenAI.
• Altman was fired from OpenAI last week after the board said they had lost confidence in his leadership.
• Altman will be joined by Greg Bruckman to lead a new artificial intelligence research group at Microsoft.

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has was announced by posting on X that the company is hiring Sam Altman, previously managing director at OpenAI to lead a new AI research group along with Greg Brookman, co-founder of OpenAI.

Η είδηση ​​έρχεται μετά από ένα ανεμοστρόβιλο ειδήσεων, το οποίο ξεκίνησε την Παρασκευή όταν ο Sam Altman απολύθηκε από το διοικητικό συμβούλιο του OpenAI. The διοικητικό συμβούλιο λέει ότι έχασαν την εμπιστοσύνη τους στην ηγεσία του Άλτμαν, γεγονός που τον οδήγησε στην απόλυσή του και στην παραίτηση του Μπρούκμαν από την προεδρία του OpenAI.

Nadella's statement about the current cowork of Microsoft with OpenAI and the hiring of Altman and Brookman said:

“We remain committed to our partnership with OpenAI and are confident in our product roadmap, our ability to continue to innovate with everything we announced at Microsoft Ignite, and to continue to support our customers and partners. We look forward to meeting and working with Emmett Shear and the new OAI leadership team. And we're very excited to share the news that Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, along with colleagues, will be joining Microsoft to lead a new advanced AI research group. We look forward to moving quickly to provide them with the resources they need to succeed."

OpenAI has appointed two interim CEOs in the past two days after firing Altman on Friday, starting with Mira Murat, προτού η πρώην διευθύνουσα σύμβουλος του Twitch Emette Sheer αναλάβει τη θέση της προσωρινής διευθύνουσας συμβούλου του OpenAI today in the morning. OpenAI's board was considering bringing Altman back after reports that Microsoft was unhappy with the decision to remove him.

However, it appears the board is standing by its decision and has placed Sheer in the CEO chair rather than bringing Altman back. As a result, Microsoft chose to hire Altman for its own AI research team, with Brookman joining along with other colleagues.

Η Microsoft είχε στενή συνεργασία με τον Sam Altman από τότε που η εταιρεία άρχισε να χρησιμοποιεί την technology OpenAI στις δικές της υπηρεσίες. Η Microsoft έχει επενδύσει 10 δισεκατομμύρια δολάρια στο OpenAI τα τελευταία δύο χρόνια και σχεδιάζει να συνεχίσει αυτή τη συνεργασία ακόμη και με την είσοδο του Altman στην εταιρεία.