Former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to lead AI research team at Microsoft
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Microsoft has appointed former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and his colleagues to lead its artificial intelligence research group. This was announced by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. The details of what the team will do are not disclosed
Former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will lead Microsoft's research team in the in the field of artificial intelligence. This was announced on the X network by the head of Microsoft Corporation Satya Nadella, reports UNN.
We are very pleased to share the news that Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, along with colleagues, will join Microsoft to lead a new cutting-edge research group in artificial intelligence
He noted that Altman and his team will be provided with all the necessary resources. The head of the corporation did not specify what exactly the former OpenAI employees would do at Microsoft.
Commenting on the the appointment of Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear to the position of interim as interim CEO of OpenAI, Nadella said that the corporation is looking forward to looking forward to meeting the new team and working with them.
As a reminder
On Friday, the OpenAI board of unexpectedly dismissed Sam Altman from his position and demoted demoted president and co-founder Greg Brockman, which led to his resignation. As a result, a number of high-ranking researchers resigned.
The reason for the dismissal was cited as a lack of transparent communication, but it was not disclosed what exactly it was. Over the weekend, there was talk of Altman returning to the company, and he told investors that if he returns, he wants a new board of directors and management structure, sources told The Wall Street Journal. Separately, he also discussed creating a company that would employ former OpenAI employees. OpenAI employees, including those who quit in protest of his dismissal.
Instead, Altman decided to move to Microsoft, which, with a $13 billion investment, was the largest investor and the main financial backer of OpenAI.
