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OpenAI's CEO let go, after losing confidence of board NHK

US technology company OpenAI, which developed the generative artificial intelligence system ChatGPT, has announced the departure of its CEO Sam Altman.

The company's board of directors said on Friday that chief technology officer Mira Murati was appointed the interim CEO.

The company said that, following a review, the board concluded that Altman was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities.

The company added that the board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI.

Altman founded the company together with Elon Musk in 2015 and led the development of generative AI.

In November last year, the company released ChatGPT. It rapidly grew popular globally as users found the chatbot generated very natural answers to their questions.

The sudden departure of the head of OpenAI could affect the development and future of generative AI.
Summary
US tech firm OpenAI, known for ChatGPT development, announced CEO Sam Altman's departure due to inconsistent candor with the board. Interim CEO Mira Murati takes over. Altman co-founded the company in 2015 and led generative AI development; ChatGPT was released last November, gaining global
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ID: 9790788b-b156-45f3-9151-6ce173831860

Category ID: nhk

URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20231118_08/

Date: Nov. 18, 2023

Created: 2023/11/19 15:56

Updated: 2025/12/08 21:15

Last Read: 2023/11/19 16:03