Emily Chang (@emilychangtv) on X (original) (raw)
Host and executive producer of “The Circuit” and “Posthuman” on
Originals. Author of Brotopia. Proud mama and wife of
The OpenAI board has hired Emmett Shear as CEO. He is the former CEO of Twitch. My understanding is that Sam is in shock.
This was the best birthday present ever -- a surprise visit from my kids. 💓💓💓
Wild update: - interim CEO Mira Murati plans to rehire Sam and Greg, and is in talks with board rep Adam D’Angelo to do so (in what capacity is not yet finalized) - however, concurrently, the OpenAI board is looking to hire its own CEO, and has reached out to two candidates that
- After 12 years sitting in the Bloomberg Technology anchor chair, I’m starting a new chapter -- and I’m so excited to finally share it with all of you….
Update: -
@sama
and the OpenAI board are now in talks for his possible return, specifically he's speaking with
@adamdangelo
- one scenario, transition board where Sam would serve as director - meantime
@eshear
has told folks he will leave if the board can't provide evidence of
Context on the negotiations to bring Sam back as CEO of OpenAI: The biggest sticking point was Sam being on the board. Ultimately, he conceded to not being on the board, at least initially, to close the deal. The hope/expectation is that he will end up on the board eventually.
More from me &
@ashleevance
- active convos happening to reinstate
@sama
including w/ Microsoft and
@satyanadella
- Sam has Satya’s support/confidence whatever he does next - in one scenario the board could resign - this is a fast-moving complex negotiation - Sam is open to
Do you worry ChatGPT means kids won’t learn?
@sama
: I think people said that about calculators…
The story behind Mark Zuckerberg’s latest gold chain…
Bloomberg finally made me get a new badge after 14 years. Very sad to say goodbye to my much younger self. Cheers to 2010!!!
Replying to @emilychangtv
Emmett Shear joining the talks was a turning point in the negotiations. He asked the board to provide concrete evidence of Sam’s wrongdoing. When they did not do so, he said he could not remain in the CEO role, and helped both sides find common ground to get Sam reinstated.
Continuing to add new details to this story on the rift between Sam and Ilya: -
@sama
is shocked and saddened but "upbeat" -
@satyanadella
was "blindsided" and is furious - Sam will likely start another company with all the researchers leaving
@OpenAI
State of play: - Negotiations for
@sama
’s return have hit snag over makeup of board -
@satyanadella
leading the charge on discussions - Board wants input on new board members before they walk away so they are going through potential new candidates one by one.
@btaylor
seems