Microsoft becomes the biggest winner: Negotiations break down, Altman fails to return and transfers again

OpenAI’s “Palace Fight” drama has been upgraded again! The latest development is that Microsoft CEO and Chairman Satya Nadella issued a message at around 16:00 on November 20, Beijing time, saying that former OpenAI founder and CEO Sam Altman (Sam Altman) Former OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman and their team will join Microsoft to lead a new advanced artificial intelligence research team. Altman later forwarded the message and said: "The mission continues." This news means that the cooperation between Microsoft and OpenAI has been further strengthened and will bring more innovations and breakthroughs in the field of artificial intelligence. This also shows that Microsoft attaches great importance to artificial intelligence technology and strengthens its competitiveness in this field.

As of now, Microsoft is OpenAI’s largest investor and important partner. Since the establishment of OpenAI, Microsoft has invested a total of US$13 billion in OpenAI.

About 2 hours before the post was posted, according to The Information and Forbes, Altman stated that he had decided to leave and would not return to OpenAI.

According to reports, OpenAI co-founder and board director Ilya Sutskever told employees on Sunday night that despite efforts by company executives to bring Altman back as OpenAI CEO, they were unsuccessful. Meta Universe Headline (WeChat ID: TopMetaNews) Sutskever said that Emmett Shear, co-founder of the video streaming website Twitch, will serve as interim CEO. After weekend negotiations with the board, remaining executives and top investors, Altman will not be returning to OpenAI. This decision has a significant impact on the future development of OpenAI, and the company will be looking for a suitable candidate to fill the position of CEO to ensure that the company continues to move toward its vision and goals.

Let’s sort out the general context of OpenAI’s “Palace Fight” drama.

Previously, On November 17th, Eastern Time, overnight, the management of OpenAI, the world’s “leader” in generative artificial intelligence technology, was suddenly shocked. OpenAI's board of directors said Altman is stepping down effective immediately because it has lost confidence in his ability to lead the company.

On the same day, OpenAI’s Greg Brockman announced his resignation as chairman of the board of directors, but he will continue to serve in the company and report to the CEO. To fill the vacancy, the company appointed Chief Technology Officer Meera Murati as interim CEO and simultaneously initiated the process of finding a permanent successor. This series of changes may have some unstable effects on OpenAI’s core team.

Beijing timeIn the morning of November 19, Bloomberg and other media quoted people familiar with the matter who asked not to be named as saying that OpenAI investors are putting pressure on the company’s board of directors to revoke CEO Altmann’s dismissal and waive his duties. decision to remove him as a director. Specifically, some investors, including Thrive Capital and Tiger Global Management, are negotiating with Microsoft, OpenAI’s largest shareholder, to reinstate Altman as CEO.

In the early morning of November 20th, Altman posted a piece of content on the social platform, "This is the first and last time I will use this (OpenAI's guest card)" hanging on his chest OpenAI's work badge says "Guest 04". Altman has returned to OpenAI as a winner to discuss his own stay and leave, and has made new demands on the board of directors: "Replace the existing board members and get a statement proving that he is not at fault."

I never thought that after half a day, the negotiations between the two parties had broken down. It also gave Microsoft a bargain.

However, according to foreign media analysis, Meta Universe Headline (WeChat id: TopMetaNews) integrated Altman’s series of actions and business vision since he founded OpenAI. The conflict between him and the company’s board of directors may have already arisen and broke out. Maybe it's just a matter of time.

So, what is the root cause of the repeated "palace fights" drama within OpenAI?

Previously, OpenAI issued a statement stating that Altmann would resign as CEO and leave the board of directors. The relevant statement stated that Altmann's resignation was concluded after the board of directors reviewed it. "He has always been dishonest in communicating with the board of directors, which hindered the board of directors' ability to perform its duties. Meta Yuanshi Toutiao (WeChat ID: TopMetaNews) Board of Directors No longer confident in his ability to continue to lead OpenAI." However, the details of the "dishonor" were not disclosed in the statement.

According to the Science and Technology Innovation Daily report, OpenAI chief scientist Sutskevi, who is also the central figure in this emergency incident, has serious differences with Altmann and Brockman on the company's strategy.

AI safety is the core point of disagreement, and around safety issues, the company’s commercialization process is also a major point of controversy. The non-profit faction represented by Suzkovo emphasizes safety and the basic values ​​of OpenAI, while the profit-making faction represented by Altman emphasizes accelerated development.

As soon as Microsoft took action, the most powerful AI company in Silicon Valley faced huge uncertainty. I don’t know who will be the leader in AI in the future, but who will win?

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