Sam Altman won’t explain why OpenAI fired him, but it wasn’t about AI safety

ChatGPT creators OpenAI went through a few days of hell just before Thanksgiving, with the board firing and then rehiring Sam Altman. It all happened in the span of five days, during which OpenAI named two other people as CEO.

Leadership changes aren't unusual in the corporate world. Neither is the related drama. But OpenAI isn't just another big tech company. ChatGPT is responsible for one of the biggest tech innovations in recent years, signaling the dawn of artificial intelligence that is available to the general public.

ChatGPT and products like it will lead to AGI, which are AI computer programs that can reason just like humans do. There are worries that bad AGI could lead to world-ending events, at least for the human species. That's why any conflict between a board whose main goal is to defend the development of safe AI and a CEO who might want to turn a profit from AI products needs a thoughtful, detailed explanation.

OpenAI, the non-profit, governs the OpenAI for-profit endeavor. The board of the former fired Sam Altman. Neither party is willing to explain what happened the Friday before Thanksgiving, though an investigation is underway.

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