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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>Investors in OpenAI, and some members of the company itself, are reportedly pushing for the recently ousted CEO\u2019s return.<\/p>\n

The tech world was stunned on Friday when OpenAI founder and CEO Sam Altman was suddenly fired from his position over an alleged refusal to be \u201ccandid in his communications\u201d with the company\u2019s board. Now, reports have emerged about efforts to bring him back.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are still working towards a resolution and we remain optimistic,\u201d read a memo from OpenAI chief strategy officer Jason Kwon.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy resolution, we mean bringing back Sam, Greg, Jakub, Szymon, Aleksander and other colleagues (sorry if I missed you!) and remaining the place where people who want to work on AGI [artificial general intelligence] research, safety, products and policy can do their best work.\u201d<\/p>\n

OpenAI President Greg Brockman, Director of Research Jakub Pachocki, researcher Szymon Sidor, and AI safety lead Aleksander Madry had all announced their resignation in solidarity with Altman in the hours after his sacking.<\/p>\n

Kwon added that he hoped to be able to update staff further on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The effort to bring back Altman is reportedly being led by tech giant Microsoft, the largest investor in the company known for the popular ChatGPT software. Venture capital fund Thrive Capital, the company\u2019s second-largest investor, is also pushing for his return.<\/p>\n

Altman told US media he\u2019s considering a return to OpenAI but would require the board that ousted him to be replaced. He also wants a new governance structure as a precondition. Altman is alternatively considering forming a new company with ex OpenAI colleagues according to reports.<\/p>\n

OpenAI Chief Operating Officer Brad Lightcap clarified that Altman\u2019s firing was due to a \u201cbreakdown of communications\u201d and not \u201cmalfeasance\u201d in an internal company memo on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Altman\u2019s sudden sacking on Friday surprised Silicon Valley, and members of the company itself. Speculation emerged that the decision stemmed from disagreements within the company over AI safety. There was also reportedly internal concern over whether OpenAI software, such as ChatGPT, was being commercialized prematurely.<\/p>\n

OpenAI was established in 2015 to research \u201csafe and beneficial\u201d artificial intelligence technology, with the goal of developing \u201chighly autonomous systems that outperform humans at most economically valuable work.\u201d Its trademark ChatGPT software has become popular, but critics question the safety implications of highly sophisticated artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n

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