It's an earthquake in the artificial intelligence sector: Sam Altman, boss of OpenAI, is leaving his position in favor of Mira Murati. The CTO was until now in charge of the development of ChatGPT, the American company's most popular software. It will continue to supervise these operations, but is only assured of this new role for a probably limited period.
A press release from OpenAI explains that the company is considering identifying a new leader. It's a safe bet that this could come from outside, but the potential candidates remain unknown for the moment. However, we can bet that the first names will soon leak: few publishers are today as scrutinized by the international press as that of DALL-E.
Governance on the alert
Having nevertheless raised no less than ten billion dollars in a single round of funding fromMicrosoft, OpenAI is still not profitable andwould paystill hundreds of thousands of greenbacks, every day, to run its servers. It is therefore essential for investors to quickly confirm the deployment of a sustainable solution to maximize the company's turnover.
Sam Altman, for his part, would not have been sufficiently frank with the majority shareholders. In any case, this is what emerges from the little information provided in the OpenAI press release, which nevertheless remains quite vague.
What future for Sam Altman?
Altman has since reacted to his dismissal, from his X profile. The entrepreneur explains that he appreciated his experience at OpenAI, but does not really give additional details on his next projects. However, we know that the American remains particularly linked to Y Combinator, a five-star incubator from which successes such as Reddit, Airbnb and even Disqus and Dropbox have emerged.
Sam Altman also invested in Stripe, and supported many startups in the West Coast region by lending them money after the bankruptcy of Silicon Valley Bank. The local ecosystem is a reference for many markets, such as French Tech, but remains very volatile.
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