- Microsoft (MS) hired former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Sam Altman will now lead the tech giant’s cutting-edge AI research team.
- Microsoft has invested billions of dollars in OpenAI and was among the investors seeking to push for Altman’s return after he was ousted last Friday.
Microsoft did it. The company, which had been seeking to reinstate ousted OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has announced that he is now joining the tech giant.
On Monday, November 20, OpenAI’s board of directors claimed that Altman would not return as CEO and that his role would be handed over to Twitch’s former CEO, Emmett Shear.
And now Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft Corporation, has announced that Altman will be joining the company. He will also lead the tech giant’s new advanced AI research team.
“We’re excited to share that Sam Altman and Greg Brockman are joining their colleagues at Microsoft to lead a new advanced AI research team. We look forward to moving quickly to provide them with the resources they need to succeed.“, Nadella noted. post At
Nadella said Microsoft will continue to work with OpenAI. The company has invested $10 billion in artificial intelligence companies.
“We are committed to our partnership with OpenAI and confident in their product roadmap, our ability to continue to innovate on everything we announced at Microsoft Ignite, and our ability to continue to support our customers and partners. We look forward to getting to know and working with Emmett Shear and OAI’s new leadership team..”
Market observers say this is a big move by Microsoft that solidifies its position within the AI space. “The mission continues,” Altman said, possibly leading to OpenAI Inc. It would have implied that they were continuing in a direction that could lead to an argument with the board.
The mission continues https://t.co/d1pHiFxcSe
— Sam Altman (@sama) November 20, 2023