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BBC reports that employees of the artificial intelligence company OpenAI are calling for the board of the company to resign after the firing of former CEO Sam Altman. This comes in light of allegations that his dismissal was a deliberate attempt by the board to undermine the company.
The situation escalated quickly following Mr. Altman's dismissal. According to a BBC article, the firing of former CEO Sam Altman last week was a shock to many of the company's employees. The staff there are now demanding that the board of OpenAI resign due to the accusation that they intentionally fired Mr. Altman to undermine the company. Although the staff asked for Mr. Altman to be reinstated as their CEO, he now holds a job at Microsoft and is presenting that he desires to stay in that position. Microsoft head Satya Nadella and Mr. Altman remain involved in the well-being of the AI company, however, tweeting "Satya and my top priority remains to ensure OpenAI continues to thrive. We are committed to fully providing continuity of operations to our partners and customers. The OpenAI/Microsoft partnership makes this very doable."
There were several factors contributing to his unexpected termination. According to an article by New York Intelligencer, Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, was fired from his position last Friday due to fact that he was not completely honest with company he led. OpenAI said there was a "deliberative review process by board which concluded he was not consistently candid in his communications with board, hindering its ability exercise its responsibilities." Although this company considered by numerous people beginning an AI revolution, viewed Mr. Altman someone who "the no longer confidence ability continue leading ."
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