We learned a few days agothe dismissal of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. The latter was sidelined by the four members of the board of directors because of his supposed lack of transparency.
Shortly after it was cast aside,Microsoftoffered him a position similar to the one he held atOpenAI.He also accepted it, but it seemed obvious that he still hoped to get his place back. At the same time, many voices were raised to bring him back into the team. Its president also leftOpenAIin the process in order to try to influence the council's decision, but it did not work.
At that point, it seemed obvious that it was the end for Sam Altman. But seeing that their boss's departure was beginning to materialize, 505 of the 700 employeesd'OpenAInotified the board of directors of their intention to leave the company if their CEO did not return.
This appears to have swung the situation in his favor, as he was subsequently reinstated.OpenAIalso, at the same time, elected a new board of directors and separated from the members who took the decision to dismiss Sam Altman.
While the reasons for his departure were unclear,Reuterscomes today to bringelements that could explain the situation.
From generative AI to general AI
Currently, the artificial intelligence that we have been hearing about for some time is called “generative". That is to say, the AI relies on information that human beings have provided to it to respond to the requests submitted to it. If she is able to solve certain difficult math problems, it is only because she was taught to do so.
But it could now be thatOpenAImanaged to developa super-powerful AI that would be capable of solving mathematical problems that no human being has ever managed to elucidate. This new AI, calledQ(pronouncingQ-Star) would now be of type “general» and no longer “generative».
Could this be the reason for the sidelining?
According toReuterstherefore, it would be a letter received by the board of directors which led to the dismissal of Sam Altman. It was allegedly written by company researchers, expressing concerns to board members about the projectQ. According to them,this type of AI could pose dangers to humanitygiven that she is more "independent».
But the letter would not be the only reason for his dismissal, which would rather be the consequence of an accumulation of imprudence on the part of Sam Altman. The CEO would have in fact communicated about AI “Q» during a summit of world leaders. He was dismissed a day later.
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