Fired OpenAI employees question the company's commitment to safety:
The three fired workers say OpenAI punished them for being outspoken about safety ...
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Key FactsOpenAI Staff Demand Board’s Resignation
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.com
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- Signatories question the board’s competence and accuse it of undermining OpenAI’s work.
- Senior employees are among hundreds threatening to resign if their demands are not met.
- According to the employees, Microsoft assured all OpenAI staff wanting to move that jobs were available there.
- Emmett Shear is set to become interim chief and launch an independent investigation, while the exact reasons remain unclear.
At this point… it's very, very clear that something has to change around the governance [at OpenAI],— Satya Nadella, in an interview with CNBC
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