Microsoft will hire Sam Altman, the founder and former No. 1 startup OpenAI, Satya Nadella, the US giant’s boss, announced on Monday (November 20), three days after announcing the Silicon Star Valley layoffs. .
Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, both co-founders of OpenAI, “Will join new artificial intelligence research group within Microsoft”has Mr. Nadella writes on X (ex-Twitter). OpenAI is a startup that created the generative artificial intelligence (AI) platform ChatGPT. “The Mission Continues”Sam Altman replied in the same social network.
In his message, Satya Nadella also confirmed the arrival of Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear as head of OpenAI. The latter left the live video platform. “We look forward to meeting and working with Emmett Shear and the new OpenAI leadership team”Welcomed Mr. Nadella.
“I accepted this position because I believe that OpenAI is one of the most important companies that exists today”Written by Emmett Shear onAnd within the next thirty days, the reasons for Sam Altman’s departure had to be explained and “Management Reform (…) To become a force that can deliver results for our clients”.
Silicon Valley Star
Microsoft has invested several billion dollars in OpenAI and has integrated the technology into its own products, such as the Bing search engine. OpenAI’s board of directors sprung a surprise on Friday by announcing the resignation of Silicon Valley star Sam Altman.“A deliberative review process by the board which concluded that he had not always been honest in his communications with the board, which hindered his ability to carry out his duties.”.
This is no longer the case “Confidence in his ability to lead OpenAI”, he added later. Several managers of the company, which was founded in late 2015, have since announced their resignations, notably the chairman of the board of directors, Greg Brockman.
The release of the first version of ChatGPT on November 30, 2022 started the race in artificial intelligence. Widely considered a revolution comparable to the advent of the Internet, generative AI makes it possible to produce texts, lines of code, images and sounds in everyday language on simple demand. It also raises serious concerns about threats to democracy (massive disinformation) or employment (changed occupations).
Source: Le Monde
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