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Sam Altman joins Microsoft to lead AI research team: Announces Satya Nadella

Open AI's former CEO Sam Altman and former president Greg Brockman are joining Microsoft to lead a new team for advanced research in Artificial Intelligence, Satya Nadella announced today. This comes days after Altman was fired from OpenAI, a company he co-founded.

Sam Altman has been hired by Microsoft – The announcement from CEO Satya Nadella today (November 20, 2023 – Monday). The announcement comes hours after OpenAI’s board appointed former Twitch chief Emmett Shear as chief executive officer, defying calls from investors to reinstate the ousted Sam Altman, who co-founded the company in 2015. 

Moreover, Greg Brockman will also be joining Microsoft to lead a “new advanced AI research team”. The hiring of Sam Altman to lead Microsoft AI research will bring a new horizon. This will help Microsoft in the development of the most robust AI platform which can add new dimensions to the company.  

Through his X platform (formerly Twitter) Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella reveals it. In his Twitter handle, Nadella said, “ I’m super excited to have you join as CEO of this new group, Sam, setting a new pace for innovation. We’ve learned a lot over the years about how to give founders and innovators space to build independent identities and cultures within Microsoft, including GitHub, Mojang Studios, and LinkedIn, and I’m looking forward to having you do the same.”

Must Read: Why Sam Altman fired as CEO of OpenAI: Official Statement on ChatGPT leadership transition

How  Satya Nadella Welcome Sam Altman to Microsoft

“We remain committed to our partnership with OpenAI and have confidence in our product roadmap, our ability to continue to innovate with everything we announced at Microsoft Ignite, and in continuing to support our customers and partners. We look forward to getting to know Emmett Shear and OAI’s new leadership team and working with them. And we’re extremely excited to share the news that Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, together with colleagues, will be joining Microsoft to lead a new advanced AI research team. We look forward to moving quickly to provide them with the resources needed for their success.”

“We look forward to getting to know Emmett Shear and OAI’s new leadership team and working with them And we’re extremely excited to share the news that Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, together with colleagues, will be joining Microsoft to lead a new advanced AI research team. We look forward to moving quickly to provide them with the resources needed for their success”, the Microsoft CEO posted.

Further Reading:
Sam Altman Net Worth: How Much Money Ex-CEO of OpenAI Made?

Who is Mira Murati: Shaping the Future of AI at OpenAI after Sam Altman

This post was last modified on November 20, 2023 9:48 am

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