Altman refused to answer why he was fired by OpenAI, and the new board of directors will conduct an independent investigation.
CTOnews.com, Nov. 30 (Xinhua)-- Altman officially returned to the post of CEO of OpenAI on Wednesday after a five-day attempted board ouster. Microsoft, the company's largest investor, also plans to win a non-voting board seat.
Today, the foreign media The Verge announced an interview with Altman, in which CTOnews.com found some information worthy of attention.
It was reported that when OpenAI's board of directors asked Altman to come back for negotiations a day after firing him, he initially felt provoked, injured and angry. " It took me a few minutes to get out of trouble, overcome myself and my emotions, and then said, 'Yes, of course I want to do it'. I really like this company and have devoted all my life to my full-time job for the past four and a half years, but it's actually longer than most of my time. We have made such great progress on a mission of great concern, that is, the mission of safe and beneficial general artificial intelligence. "
In the interview, Altman repeatedly refused to answer everyone's main concern: why on earth he was fired.
The new board of OpenAI, led by Bret Taylor, will conduct an independent investigation into what happened. "I very much welcome it," Altman said.
Referring to the impact of the incident, Altman said: "We have pulled through through a stronger, more United, more focused and more loyal team. In the whole process, we have not lost any employees, a customer. They not only maintain product development in the face of growth that is very difficult to manage, but also introduce new features. Research continues to make progress."
When the reporter asked, "do you want to go back to the board?" Altman said: "it sounds like a PR topic: this is not my area of concern right now. I have a mountain of very difficult, important and urgent work. I want to be able to do my job well, but it's not the same as whether or not to join the board. This is not something I take the time to think about now."
