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Today, OpenAI made a surprising announcement that its board of directors had fired co-founder Sam Altman as CEO, citing that he was “not consistently candid in his communications with the board.” The tech community has reacted with a mix of emotions.
While some individuals on X made jokes about OpenAI’s competition with Google and other companies, many people praised Altman for his significant contributions to the company. Under his leadership, OpenAI reached a valuation close to $90 billion and became a key player in the current generative AI boom in Silicon Valley and beyond.
Here are some notable reactions from prominent figures in the tech industry:
– Sam Altman, co-founder and former CEO of OpenAI
– Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft
– Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google
– Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus VR and Anduril
Palmer Luckey commented, “Board-run OpenAI is NGMI.” He also shared his thoughts on the nature of Altman’s dismissal, stating, “The majority of the board is independent, and the independent directors do not hold equity in OpenAI. This is crazy. Imagine being fired from your own company by people who have ZERO skin in the game!”
– Slava Akhmechet, Microsoft Engineer
Eliezer Yudkowsky, a senior research fellow at the Machine Intelligence Research Institute, shared his thoughts on the leadership change, mentioning that while Altman had not reached out to him, Mira Murati had, making him slightly more optimistic about OpenAI’s future.
The X (formerly Twitter) company account also chimed in, humorously offering job opportunities for those affected.
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