OpenAI, the artificial intelligence lab founded by tech entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Sam Altman, has a new CEO: Sam Altman.
Altman, who has been a board member since the company’s inception in 2015, was appointed to the position in August 2020. He replaces Greg Brockman, who left the company in April of that year.
Altman is a well-known figure in the tech world, having co-founded Y Combinator, a startup accelerator that has helped launch many successful companies. He was also the president of Y Combinator from 2014 to 2017.
Altman has a long history of involvement in the artificial intelligence space. He has been a board member of OpenAI since its inception, and he was also a board member of Vicarious, a startup that is developing artificial general intelligence.
Altman has also been an advisor to Google’s DeepMind, a company that is researching artificial general intelligence. He is also a co-founder of the Open Philanthropy Project, which focuses on researching and funding causes related to artificial intelligence.
Altman has been vocal about his vision for OpenAI, which is to create a platform that can enable the development of artificial general intelligence. He has also said that OpenAI will focus on creating a platform that can enable the development of AI that is beneficial to humanity.
Altman has said that OpenAI is not training GPT-5, the successor to its AI language model GPT-4 it released last month. He has also said that OpenAI is not currently working on any new projects.
Altman is an experienced leader in the tech world, and his appointment as CEO of OpenAI is sure to bring a lot of attention to the company. His experience in the artificial intelligence space, as well as his vision for OpenAI, will no doubt help the company continue to grow and develop.