Sam Altman joined Microsoft, days after he was ousted
as the chief executive officer, on Monday.
Announcing Altman’s appointment, Microsoft CEO Satya
Nadella posted on X, “We remain committed to our partnership with OpenAI and
have confidence in our product roadmap, our ability to continue to innovate
with everything we announced at Microsoft Ignite, and in continuing to support
our customers and partners.”
“We look forward to getting to know Emmett Shear and
OAI’s new leadership team and working with them and we’re extremely excited to
share the news that Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, together with colleagues,
will be joining Microsoft to lead a new advanced AI research team. We look
forward to moving quickly to provide them with the resources needed for their success,”
the Microsoft CEO posted.
Microsoft has invested billions of dollars in OpenAI
and woven the company’s tech into its offerings including Bing.
Earlier in the day, OpenAI hired former Twitch chief
Emmett Shear as the next CEO, defying calls from the investors to reinstate
Altman.
On Saturday, OpenAI, the company that created ChatGPT,
had sacked Altman, saying it no longer had confidence in his ability to lead
the Microsoft-backed AI firm.
The company’s board in a statement had said it was “grateful
for Sam’s many contributions to the founding and growth of OpenAI. At the same
time, we believe new leadership is necessary as we move forward.”
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