In one other twist on the OpenAI saga that raged over the weekend, Microsoft has swooped in and employed Sam Altman and Greg Brockman simply after OpenAI confirmed Altman won't be returning, CEO Satya Nadella introduced in a post on X.
The pair, together with colleagues are becoming a member of Microsoft "to guide a brand new superior AI analysis staff." Nadella added that Microsoft "stay[s] dedicated to our partnership with OpenAI," however the transfer appears to be like a large hedge on that guess. It additionally means the a lot of OpenAI's expertise could also be shifting to Microsoft, which can stall the latter's progress with its widely-used ChatGPT product.
We stay dedicated to our partnership with OpenAI and have faith in our product roadmap, our capacity to proceed to innovate with every little thing we introduced at Microsoft Ignite, and in persevering with to assist our clients and companions. We sit up for attending to know Emmett…
— Satya Nadella (@satyanadella) November 20, 2023
The appointment was introduced simply after it was suggested that Altman could return to OpenAI, following his sudden firing on Friday. That was preceded by an outpouring of assist for Altman from OpenAI staff, a lot of whom shared hearts on social media.
Talks between the events broke down and OpenAI subsequently stated that Altman (and co-founder Greg Brockman) wouldn’t return, in accordance with studies. As a substitute, Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear was reportedly appointed as the brand new CEO.
The story is probably going removed from over, because the affirmation of Altman's firing and subsequent hiring by Microsoft increase a number of questions. Microsoft has invested $13 billion and owns a 49 p.c stake within the for-profit phase of OpenAI and recently unveiled its Copilot AI assistant that's powered by OpenAI's know-how.
Nevertheless, OpenAI has an odd "capped-profit" company construction with each a for-profit and non-profit physique. And regardless of Nadella's phrases, the partnership with OpenAI will little doubt be affected by Microsoft having its personal AI analysis staff — significantly since it will likely be led by OpenAI's former CEO.
This text initially appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-snatches-sam-ultman-and-former-openai-colleagues-to-form-its-own-ai-research-team-082755226.html?src=rss
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