In a recent announcement, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella unveiled that former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Greg Brockman will spearhead a pioneering AI research team within Microsoft.
Nadella also hinted at Emmett Shear’s potential role as the new CEO of OpenAI, expressing eagerness to collaborate with Shear and the incoming leadership team.
“We remain committed to our partnership with OpenAI and have confidence in our product roadmap, our ability to continue to innovate with everything we announced at Microsoft Ignite, and in continuing to support our customers and partners. We look forward to getting to know Emmett Shear and OAI’s new leadership team and working with them. And we’re extremely excited to share the news that Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, together with colleagues, will be joining Microsoft to lead a new advanced AI research team. We look forward to moving quickly to provide them with the resources needed for their success,” Nadella posted on X.
We remain committed to our partnership with OpenAI and have confidence in our product roadmap, our ability to continue to innovate with everything we announced at Microsoft Ignite, and in continuing to support our customers and partners. We look forward to getting to know Emmett…
— Satya Nadella (@satyanadella) November 20, 2023
Earlier, OpenAI announced the removal of CEO Sam Altman, stating that the company no longer had faith in his leadership capabilities for the Microsoft-backed firm. This decision comes a year after the creation of ChatGPT.
The company revealed in a blog post on Friday that OpenAI’s board no longer has confidence in Altman’s ability to lead the organisation.
The post said that Altman’s departure came after “a deliberative review process by the board, which concluded that he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities.”