OpenAI coup could stunt growth for AI security

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While A plot of details stay unknown about THE exact the reasons For THE OpenAI boards cooking of CEO Sat Altmann Friday, new facts to have emerged that to show co-founder There is Sutskever directed THE cooking process, with support of THE table.

While THE boards statement about THE cooking said he successful Since communication Since Altmann that "was not regularly Candid," THE exact the reasons Or Hourly of THE boards decision stay envelope In mystery.

But A thing East clear: Altmann And co-founder Greg Brockman, WHO to leave Friday After learning of Altmann cooking, were leaders of THE the company business side, TO DO THE most has aggressively increase funds, develop OpenAI business offerings, And push It is technology abilities Before as quickly as possible.

Sutskever, in the meantime, directed THE the company engineering side, And has has been obsessed by THE future consequences of OpenAI generative AI technology, often talk In rigid terms about What will arrive When artificial general intelligence (AGI) East reached. He warned that technology will be SO powerful that will put most people out of jobs.

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As spectators look for Friday evening For more clues about What Exactly arrived has OpenAI, THE most common observation has has been just how a lot Sutskever had come has lead A faction In OpenAI that was become more and more panic on THE financial And expansion be pushed by Altman, And panels that Altmann had crossed THE double, And was No longer In compliance with OpenAI non-profit mission.

THE to drive For expansion successful In A user point After OpenAI Developer Day last that supposed THE business doesn't to have enough server ability For THE research team, And that can to have contributed has A frustration by Sutskever And others that Altmann was not acting In alignment with THE advice.

If This East TRUE, And THE Led by Sutskever to resume results In A business that shots THE brakes on growth, And refocus on security, This could result In significant To fall in the middle of THE the company employee base, which has has been recruited with high salaries And expectations For growth. Indeed, three senior researchers has OpenAI resigned After THE news Friday night, according to has THE Information.

Several sources to have reported comments Since A impromptu all hands meeting following THE cooking, Or Sutskever said a few things that suggest he And a few other safety focused advice members had hit THE panic button In order has slow things down. According to has THE Information:

“You can call he This path," Sutskever said about THE cut allegation. "And I can to understand Why You selected This word, but I to disagree with This. This was THE advice TO DO It is duty has THE assignment of THE non-profit, which East has TO DO Of course that OpenAI built AGI that benefits all of humanity." When Sutskever was request if "these back bedroom moves are A GOOD path has governs THE most important business In THE world?" he answered : "I mean, fair, ...