The board of OpenAI fired their CEO, Sam Altman, in a surprise move on November 17th, 2023. Sam Altman tried to return to the company. Over the next 5 days, the drama played out in the public eye. Sam tried to return, announced he was going to Microsoft, tried to return again, etc.

This video summarizes some of the developments, then goes through some frequently asked questions that people posed during this time. This video was filmed 6 days after the firing and the situation will likely continue to evolve.

#samaltman #openai #drama


sama: “i loved my time at openai….”
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gdb: “Sam and I are shocked and saddened by what the board did today….”
https://twitter.com/gdb/status/172573...

sama to miramurati: “[heart]”
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“If Ilya held his opinion that loosely, then who was the driving force at the board table?”
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sama: “...i’m looking forward to returning to openai, and building on our strong partnership with msft.”
https://x.com/sama/status/17272074583...

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#samaltman #openai #drama

0:00 Intro
0:19 Contents
0:24 Part 1: History
0:47 Why OpenAI is a nonprofit
1:29 OpenAI creates for profit entity in 2019
2:14 OpenAI salaries are sky high
3:06 Anthropic split from OpenAI
3:26 Part 2: Timeline
3:32 Part 2a: Introduction to OpenAI board members
4:24 The board fires Sam Altman
4:46 Shockwaves through the tech industry
5:32 Sam Altman tries to get rehired
6:09 Microsoft steps in (Satya Nadella)
6:34 Reaction of OpenAI employees
6:50 Mira Murati as interim CEO
7:13 Employees call on board to resign
7:55 Part 2b: Was Ilya the mastermind?
8:33 AGI theory
8:54 Was Adam the mastermind?
9:41 Getting unfired a second time
10:12 Part 2c: Sam and Greg return to OpenAI
10:38 New board composition
11:13 Drama during Thanksgiving break
11:33 Part 3: FAQs
11:35 Q1: Did OpenAI develop AGI?
11:58 Q2: Was OpenAI taken over by AGI?
12:04 Q3: Will this affect AGI timelines?
12:30 Q4: Did OpenAI blow their lead? (Blackberry)
13:28 Q5: Was Sam Altman splitting his attention?
14:00 Q6: Was this orchestrated by Microsoft?
14:58 Q7: Is this type of drama uncommon?
15:42 Q8: Can a company survive losing its founder?
16:17 Conclusion
17:05 Character references
17:40 Outro