Sam Altman, the high-profile chief executive of OpenAI, who became the face of the tech industry’s artificial intelligence boom, has been pushed out of the company by its board of directors, OpenAI said in a blog post on Friday afternoon.
Mira Murati, who previously served as the company’s chief technology officer, has been named interim chief executive officer, the company said.
Altman’s departure follows 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,” the company said.
“The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI.”The move is a stunning fall for Mr. Altman, 38, who over the last year had become one of the tech industry’s most prominent executives as well as one of its most fascinating characters.
Last fall, OpenAI launched an industrywide A.I.
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