2023-11-23 21:00:00
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI and the OpenAI logo. Photo provided by AFP Yonhap News
With the return of CEO Sam Altman, the Open AI board of directors, which failed in the ‘coup’, is also expected to undergo major changes. Not only will the total number of board members increase significantly, but personnel from the largest shareholder, Microsoft (MS), may also belong to the board of directors. As the influence of Altman and MS grows, the tendency to pursue profitability is also expected to strengthen.
On the 22nd (local time), Bloomberg News reported that the total number of Open AI board members, currently 6, might increase to up to 9. OpenAI’s existing board of directors consisted of three internal members and three external members. Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers and former Salesforce CEO Brett Taylor joined the temporary board of directors formed by OpenAI immediately following Altman’s return. Of the existing directors, only Adam DeAngelo remained.
Foreign media predicts that the final board of directors will include not only Altman but also former chairman Greg Brockman, who left the company with him, and that female directors will also be added. It is also expected that personnel from MS will participate. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella reacted nervously to being belatedly informed of Altman’s dismissal. He also pledged to make changes to the Open AI board of directors. Bloomberg reported that “MS executives are considering taking a seat on the Open AI board of directors.”
With Altman’s return and MS’s influence increasing, the new Open AI is expected to show a different attitude from the existing board of directors, which emphasizes non-profit and safety. The speed of Open AI and ChatGPT monetization is expected to accelerate further. CNBC said, “As a non-profit corporation, there will still be profit limits, but it will look like any other Silicon Valley startup.”
Application of new technologies can also be done more actively. The pace of artificial general intelligence (AGI) development, which is believed to be the reason for Altman’s dismissal, is expected to gain momentum. On this day, Archyde.com reported that “the reason for Altman’s dismissal was that internal employees sent a message that an AGI named Project Q* might pose a threat to humanity.” Q* is said to be an AI that can learn on its own and solve elementary school-level math problems. Experts are concerned that the birth of AGI might lead to a ‘singularity’ where AI develops explosively.
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