'If I start going off..', ousted CEO Sam Altman wonders how OpenAI board will react

OpenAI's board pushed out its CEO Sam Altman, who became famous for triggering a global AI race after the launch of ChatGPT. Taking to X, Altman said he loved his time at OpenAI and if he starts going off, the OpenAI board should go after me for the full value of his shares. OpenAI's chief technology officer Mira Murati replaced Altman as an interim CEO.

San Francisco (US) : The board of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI said it has pushed out its co-founder and CEO Sam Altman after a review found he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board.

The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI, the company said in a statement on Friday. It has appointed Mira Murati, OpenAI's chief technology officer, to an interim CEO role effective immediately.

• if i start going off, the openai board should go after me for the full value of my shares

  — Sam Altman (@sama) November 18, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  if i start going off, the openai board should go after me for the full value of my shares

  — Sam Altman (@sama) November 18, 2023

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  if i start going off, the openai board should go after me for the full value of my shares

  — Sam Altman (@sama) November 18, 2023

Taking to X, Altman posted a series of responses, "if i start going off, the openai board should go after me for the full value of my shares". Thanking for the surge of support for him on social media, he posted, "i love you all. today was a weird experience in many ways. but one unexpected one is that it has been sorta like reading your own eulogy while you’re still alive. the outpouring of love is awesome. one takeaway: go tell your friends how great you think they are."

• i love you all.
  
  today was a weird experience in many ways. but one unexpected one is that it has been sorta like reading your own eulogy while you’re still alive. the outpouring of love is awesome.
  
  one takeaway: go tell your friends how great you think they are.

  — Sam Altman (@sama) November 18, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  i love you all.
  
  today was a weird experience in many ways. but one unexpected one is that it has been sorta like reading your own eulogy while you’re still alive. the outpouring of love is awesome.
  
  one takeaway: go tell your friends how great you think they are.

  — Sam Altman (@sama) November 18, 2023

  ">

  i love you all.
  
  today was a weird experience in many ways. but one unexpected one is that it has been sorta like reading your own eulogy while you’re still alive. the outpouring of love is awesome.
  
  one takeaway: go tell your friends how great you think they are.

  — Sam Altman (@sama) November 18, 2023

In another response on X, Altman said: "I loved my time at openai. It was transformative for me personally, and hopefully the world a little bit. Most of all I loved working with such talented people. Will have more to say about what’s next later."

Only a few days ago, Sam Altman hinted about the creation of GPT-5, which would have "superintelligence." Altman outlined two main areas of interest - superintelligence construction research and computing power enhancement - as part of the future objectives. Also, there has been a battle going on between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and X owner Elon Musk. Recently, Altman shared a post in which he took a jibe at Musk's xAI chatbot.

• i loved my time at openai. it was transformative for me personally, and hopefully the world a little bit. most of all i loved working with such talented people.
  
  will have more to say about what’s next later.
  
  🫡

  — Sam Altman (@sama) November 17, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  i loved my time at openai. it was transformative for me personally, and hopefully the world a little bit. most of all i loved working with such talented people.
  
  will have more to say about what’s next later.
  
  🫡

  — Sam Altman (@sama) November 17, 2023

  ">

  i loved my time at openai. it was transformative for me personally, and hopefully the world a little bit. most of all i loved working with such talented people.
  
  will have more to say about what’s next later.
  
  🫡

  — Sam Altman (@sama) November 17, 2023

Sam Altman's unexpected departure from OpenAI has taken the technology industry by surprise. The company said that Altman's exit came after a review process by the board, which concluded that he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, 'hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities'. (with agency inputs)

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