2023-11-24 19:32:32
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By: Samuel M. | 11-24-23
Sam Altman He had a pretty hectic week. After it became known that he was expelled from the company by the board of directors, the executive ended up returning to his position as CEO of OpenAI after four days, amid threats of resignations of more than 700 employees.
From Reuters They have spoken about what happened, delving into the reasons behind Altman’s initial expulsion and how a group of OpenAI researchers are largely responsible for what happened.
According to anonymous sources cited by the aforementioned media, a letter was sent to the board of directors with warnings that could endanger not only the company, but humanity itself. Something related to a project known as ‘Q‘, which could reportedly be a breakthrough in artificial intelligence in turning them into autonomous systems that could outperform humans.
Apparently, this new system, which had Altman in charge of the project, managed to solve mathematical problems that were at the level of elementary school students. While there appeared to be some optimism about what was developing, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters that a letter of concern was also sent to OpenAI’s board of directors.
The drama with Altman appears to have come to an end after his return as CEO was announced. Curiously, when the novel was still at its strongest, a new executive had already been installed in Altman’s position: Emmett Shearwho has a position against the development of artificial intelligence, although he is in favor of how new technologies could benefit humanity.
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