Last week, Openai announced the return of Sam Altman to the post of general director. In the light of the event, the company revealed its plans for the future In a series of letters addressed to employees and the public. An important aspect of the company’s plans is the appointment of an observer from Microsoft to the board of directors without voting.
Sam Altman expressed gratitude to everyone who supported his return, and noted the lack of grievances against those who were against it. He also thanked partners and users, emphasizing that no client left the organization during managerial shocks. The general director also outlined a number of priorities and strategies for the further development of the company:
- Promotion of research work: Openai will focus on the development and deepening of its studies in the field of artificial intelligence, which is the main area of the company.
- Investing in ensuring security: Openai efforts will be aimed at ensuring technology safety, which always It was an important aspect of Openai work.
- Improving products and customer service: continuing to improve the company’s products and provide quality customer service.
- Formation of the new Board of Directors: One of the tasks of Altman will be the creation of a new council directors who will include various points of view to improve the company’s management structure.
- Review of the managerial structure and an independent review of recent events: under the leadership of Brett Taylor, Chairman of the Board of Directors, an independent committee will be created to analyze recent events in the company and Improvements of managerial processes.
The current, incomplete, the composition of the board of directors, including the chairman of Bretta Taylor, the former Minister of Finance Larry Summers and the general director of the Quore service Adam D’anjelo, raises questions about the variety of opinions in the council. The previous reign included the chief researcher Ilya Sutskevers, Adam d’angelo, former GEOSIM Systems general director Tasha McColi and the director of the Georgetown Center for Security and New Technologies Helen Toner.
It is not yet clear how many directors are planned to be appointed and what kind of changes in the management structure are suggested by Altman. The question of public disclosure of the revision of managerial decisions remains unclear, especially in the light of rumors that Altman was dismissed due to non-exception of risky studies in the field of AI. Given the key role of Openai in the future of artificial intelligence, the issues of transparency and openness seem especially relevant. Perhaps the observer from Microsoft will be able to contribute to this aspect of the work of the Council.