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Timeline of Sam Altman’s firing from OpenAI
November 16
Ilya Sutskever schedules call with Altman
Sam and I are shocked and saddened by what the board did today.
Let us first say thank you to all the incredible people who we have worked with at OpenAI, our customers, our investors, and all of those who have been reaching out.
We too are still trying to figure out exactly…
— Greg Brockman (@gdb) November 18, 2023
Murati told of Altman’s firing
November 17
Brockman demoted
Altman’s firing publicly announced
i loved my time at openai. it was transformative for me personally, and hopefully the world a little bit. most of all i loved working with such talented people.
will have more to say about what’s next later.
🫡
— Sam Altman (@sama) November 17, 2023
All-hands meeting
Microsoft releases a statement
Brockman quits
Senior OpenAI researchers resign
November 18
“Not … in response to malfeasance”
OpenAI’s funding in jeopardy
Altman planning new venture
i love you all.
today was a weird experience in many ways. but one unexpected one is that it has been sorta like reading your own eulogy while you’re still alive. the outpouring of love is awesome.
one takeaway: go tell your friends how great you think they are.
— Sam Altman (@sama) November 18, 2023
