The current management shakeup at OpenAI has all of the dramatic intrigue of a cleaning soap opera plotline. With a lot nonetheless unknown about what really transpired behind closed doorways, the general public can solely speculate in regards to the motives and machinations of these concerned.
Who’s responsible for this mess?
In the previous three days, 4 names have surfaced which are believed to be the actual reason for the OpenAI turmoil.
Ilya Sutskever
On the primary day when the information about Sam’s ousting broke out, all eyes turned to Ilya Sutskever, the Chief Scientist of OpenAI.
According to a submit on X (previously Twitter) by Greg Brockman, Ilya backstabbed CEO Sam Altman, his longtime pal, by abruptly firing him.
In a stunning flip of occasions, simply two days later, Ilya expressed “deep remorse” for his involvement within the determination to oust Sam.
“I by no means meant to hurt OpenAI. I really like all the pieces we’ve constructed collectively and I’ll do all the pieces I can to reunite the corporate,” Sutskever wrote on X.
He even signed the letter asking the board of OpenAI to deliver Sam again or else they might resign.
Adam D’Angelo
Another identify that’s imagined to be the mastermind behind the OpenAI disaster is Adam D’Angelo. Adam, recognized for his position because the co-founder and CEO of Quora and former Facebook CTO, joined the OpenAI board in 2018.
The rumor is that he obtained mad OpenAI didn’t give his firm, Poe, a heads-up earlier than OpenAI introduced GPTs on dev day. Adam manipulated the EA individuals on the board into believing that there was an existential AI threat and that Sam had withheld data.
