Some new details from @CadeMetz
. “Though the decision stunned OpenAI’s employees, exposing its board members to tough questions about their qualifications to manage such a high-profile company, it was the culmination of long-simmering boardroom tension.” P.S. Read Genius
@paulroetzer
-
OpenAI Board Tensions Exposed in Leadership Decision
By
–
-
OpenAI Fires Sam Altman: What Happened Next?
By
–
New Podcast Episode: OpenAI Fires Sam Altman: What Happened? And What Could Happen Next? I was on a flight home from Chicago when the news of Sam Altman’s firing hit on Friday afternoon. Like many, my mind was racing with what could have happened to trigger such a sudden and
-
Orca 2: Open-Source Language Models 7B and 13B Parameters
By
–
“Orca 2 comes in two sizes (7 billion and 13 billion parameters); both are created by fine-tuning the corresponding LLAMA 2 base models on tailored, high-quality synthetic data. We open-source Orca 2 to encourage further research…”
-
OpenAI customers explore alternatives with Anthropic Google Cohere
By
–
More than 100 OpenAI customers contacted OpenAI competitor Anthropic over the weekend, a startup that has raised billions from both Amazon and Google in recent months. Others reached out to Google Cloud and Cohere, an OpenAI startup rival. https://
theinformation.com/articles/opena
is-customers-consider-defecting-to-anthropic-google-cohere
… -
Satya Levels Up: Microsoft’s AI Strategy Beyond OpenAI’s Constraints
By
–
I was close on this call, except Satya leveled up and did it without the burden and limitations of the OpenAI non-profit structure and charter.
-
OpenAI Special Edition Recording Replaces AI Top Questions Post
By
–
Well, the plan was a special top questions about AI post. That changed. I’m recording an OpenAI edition today.
-
Jan Leike’s Superalignment Role Could Impact OpenAI Board
By
–
Jan is the superalignment co-lead with Ilya at OpenAI. This won’t end well for the board.
-
OpenAI’s New Interim CEO Discusses Vision in Podcast
By
–
Probably a good time to revisit this podcast interview with the new interim CEO at OpenAI. https://t.co/Tx5oSRHXDu
— Paul Roetzer (@paulroetzer) 20 novembre 2023Probably a good time to revisit this podcast interview with the new interim CEO at OpenAI.
-
OpenAI Board Fires Altman Over Chip Company Fundraising Plans
By
–
“Altman’s efforts to build new businesses may have factored into the board’s decision to fire him. The OpenAI board had concerns about Altman’s push to raise tens of billions of dollars from Son and Middle East investors to build a new chip company to compete with companies like
-
OpenAI Researchers Revolt Against Murati Management Under Pressure
By
–
“The playbook, a source told Forbes would be straightforward: make OpenAI’s new management, under acting CEO Mira Murati and the remaining board, accept that their situation was untenable through a combination of mass revolt by senior researchers, withheld cloud computing credits