Monumental mess at OpenAI. Startup has over 500 employees resignation They signed a letter demanding (IA). resignation It’s a statement from the board of directors for firing co-founder and CEO Sam Altman last Friday.

The dismissal of the man who had until now been the visible face behind ChatGPT surprised the tech industry, as well as the company’s employees and investors, who were unaware of a controversial decision in both form and content. Even then, some staff members described Altman’s dismissal as a “coup”.

After a chaotic weekend, close to 505 of OpenAI’s 700 employees decided to revolt and demand the resignation of the board. If they don’t do this, they say they will leave the company and join the new division. artificial intelligence advanced Microsoft It will be captained by Altman. This team also includes: Greg BrockmanThe co-founder of OpenAI resigned as chairman of the company on Friday in a sign of solidarity with his colleague.

“Your actions have made it clear that I am inadequate to oversee OpenAI. We cannot work with or for people who lack competence, judgment, and care for our mission and our people,” the letter says.

Sutskever apologizes.

Among half a thousand employees who signed this open threat, the technology director stands out Mira MuratiCOO Brad Lightcap and Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever.

Ironically, Altman’s dismissal may have been related to his disagreements with Sutskever, who was also the company’s co-founder and a supporter of slowing the development of artificial intelligence to ensure its safety. Sutskever was the one who notified Altman via video call of his firing on Friday.

Today, after this whole soap opera, he asked for forgiveness for his actions. “I deeply regret participating in the board’s actions. I never intended to harm OpenAI. I love everything we have built together and will do everything in my power to reunite the company,” he said in a post on former social network X. known as Twitter