Mira Murati, OpenAI’s chief technology officer, will step in as interim CEO, the company said, adding it has initiated a formal search for a permanent leader to succeed Altman.
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The sudden management shuffle surprised many employees, who learned of the decision through an internal announcement and the company’s public blog.
“Altman’s departure follows a thorough review process by the board, concluding that he was not consistently transparent in his communications, hindering the board’s ability to fulfill its responsibilities. The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI,” the company said in its blog. The blog, however, did not provide any further details.
Altman took to X (formerly Twitter) to announce his deaprture. “I loved my time at openai. it was transformative for me personally, and hopefully the world a little bit. Most of all I loved working with such talented people. Will have more to say about what’s next later.”
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The post also read, “As a part of this transition, Greg Brockman – who helped Altman start the company – will step down as chairman of the board but continue as the president of the company, reporting to the CEO.”
Backed by Microsoft, OpenAI gained attention last November with the release of its ChatGPT chatbot, sparking the generative AI trend.
Altman, known for running Y Combinator, played a prominent role in representing OpenAI and its popular generative AI technology, which generates human-like responses to queries.
“Microsoft remains committed to Mira and their team as we bring this next era of AI to our customers,” a spokesperson for the software said, according to a Reuters report.
(With inputs from agencies)
