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As the drama at ChatGPT maker OpenAI continues, the biggest investor in the company Microsoft maintains a neutral stand. Microsoft owns 49% of OpenAI but apparently has no direct influence over its board of directors. While the last few days appear to be testing Microsoft as it reportedly got minutes of warning before OpenAI’s board sacked its co-founder and CEO Sam Altman, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has made it clear that he isn’t about to walk away from the partnership.
Just hours after OpenAI’s board of directors said that it stood by the decision to push out Altman, Microsoft announced its decision to hire Altman. The software giant also hired Greg Brockman, who quit as OpenAI’s president after the board’s decision to sack Altman. Microsoft announced that the two would run a new AI research lab for the company. “We look forward to moving quickly to provide them with the resources needed for their success,” Nadella said on X, formerly Twitter.
In an interview on Bloomberg TV, Nadella said he’d had conversations with Emmett Shear, who was named OpenAI’s second interim CEO since Altman’s sacking. Shear is Twitch’s former CEO. “My message to Emmett is very clear, which is, ‘Hey, look, we remain very, very committed to OpenAI and its mission and its road map, and they can count on us,’” Nadella said.
During the interview he also reportedly reaffirmed his commitment to working with Altman. “We want to partner with OpenAI, and we want to partner with Sam,” Nadella said. “Irrespective of where Sam is, he is working with Microsoft. That was the case on Friday, and that’s the case today, and I absolutely believe that will be the case tomorrow.”
According to a report in the New York Times, Nadella said that in discussing Altman’s ouster with the OpenAI board, he had not been told “about any issues,” and so he remained confident in Altman. He added that Microsoft would push to make governance changes at OpenAI, though he did not say what those would be. “Surprises are bad,” Nadella said.
Just hours after OpenAI’s board of directors said that it stood by the decision to push out Altman, Microsoft announced its decision to hire Altman. The software giant also hired Greg Brockman, who quit as OpenAI’s president after the board’s decision to sack Altman. Microsoft announced that the two would run a new AI research lab for the company. “We look forward to moving quickly to provide them with the resources needed for their success,” Nadella said on X, formerly Twitter.
In an interview on Bloomberg TV, Nadella said he’d had conversations with Emmett Shear, who was named OpenAI’s second interim CEO since Altman’s sacking. Shear is Twitch’s former CEO. “My message to Emmett is very clear, which is, ‘Hey, look, we remain very, very committed to OpenAI and its mission and its road map, and they can count on us,’” Nadella said.
During the interview he also reportedly reaffirmed his commitment to working with Altman. “We want to partner with OpenAI, and we want to partner with Sam,” Nadella said. “Irrespective of where Sam is, he is working with Microsoft. That was the case on Friday, and that’s the case today, and I absolutely believe that will be the case tomorrow.”
According to a report in the New York Times, Nadella said that in discussing Altman’s ouster with the OpenAI board, he had not been told “about any issues,” and so he remained confident in Altman. He added that Microsoft would push to make governance changes at OpenAI, though he did not say what those would be. “Surprises are bad,” Nadella said.
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