OpenAI Leadership Changes: Departures and New Developments

Greg Brockman is taking a leave of absence from OpenAI until the year-end, impacting the company's original founding members.

### OpenAI Leadership Changes and Product Updates
* 👋  Greg Brockman, one of OpenAI's top executives and an early founding member, is taking a **leave of absence until the end of the year**.
* 👥  Dan Schulman, another original member, has left OpenAI to join Anthropic, marking **significant leadership changes** at the company.
* 🔁  The departure of Brockman and Schulman leaves only **two remaining founding members** from OpenAI's 2015 inception: **Sam Altman and Wojciech Zaremba**.
* 📅  Since the November 23 incident where Altman was briefly ousted and then reinstated, there have been **several leadership changes** at OpenAI.
* 🤖  OpenAI has recently released GPT-4 and is now testing "voice mode," an alpha feature that will be gradually rolled out to more users in the **coming weeks and months**.
* 🌐  OpenAI's product roadmap and leadership stability are now under scrutiny due to **these recent changes**.
* 💼  The impact of these departures on OpenAI's **long-term strategy and product development** remains to be seen.
* 🔮  The future direction of OpenAI, particularly in the AI research and product development space, is uncertain amidst these **leadership changes**.

I think the important starting point is Greg Brockman is important, Rachael. He's going on a leave of absence. Sort of define what we know about that. Yeah. So we know that he informed the company that he's going to be taking off until the end of the year. He's been at the company from the very beginning. In fact, I've been told by people that the very earliest days of OpenAI were happening at his apartment. So he's definitely been an integral piece of the company. One of the top people there, someone that Sam Altman, the CEO, often looks to. So it's going to be interesting to see what happens while he's out. We're showing a post that he did on it's kind of confirming the details of it and he looks like he needs a break. Shulman is a name I'm less familiar with. What was he doing at OpenAI? And I guess how significant is it that he's jumping over to Anthropic of all

places?
That, I would say, that's a pretty big deal.
I mean, we've seen a couple of people make that kind of move recently from
OpenAI. But yeah, Dan Schulman, also someone
who's been there from the very beginning. With him gone and with Greg on leave,
that means, error or to my count, is like two people from the original 2015 blog
post saying, Welcome, this is OpenAI. Here are all of our founding members.
We have Sam Altman. We have Wojciech Zaremba.
I believe those are the two people that are remaining there, and in addition to
these guys. So it's going to be interesting to see
what happens going forward. So, I mean, the information reported in
the first instance that Greg Brockman was leaving, then I think we got some
clarification that it's, it's a leave of absence or a sabbatical.
But the point being, in effect, people track OpenAI,
there's been a lot of change.

It seems a very long time ago that Sam Altman was briefly ousted. So, so summarize it all for Fred, the audience. You know, where do they stand now versus that fateful weekend of November 23? Yeah, Yeah. It seems so long ago, but also not so. A lot of leadership has changed and left, and a lot of things have been reorganized there, especially in the safety portion of the company. Sam obviously is back from that time in November. Elias, the skipper who helped organize the coup to remove Sam in the first place and then recanted, has left the company. Young Leakey, who had worked on super alignment at the company, is gone. And we also have a bunch of other people in leadership positions, such as John Schulman, that have left. And now we also have, as we said, Greg Brockman has, is stepping into stepping

back.
I mean, to be fair, he's been there for a long time.
He's done a lot of work. So maybe he just wants a break.
For a lot of people, that's not so important.
Important, particularly if you're in the world of engineering.
You want to say what's open air shipping right now.
What is the latest thing for them on the product side?
Well, that's that's an excellent question, actually.
So they have that. Thank you.
The very you're welcome. They have all the models that are in
charge up to and including GPT four, which was released in the past couple of
months. But the most recent thing is voice mode,
which is in Alpha, which means it's been released to a very limited number of
people. The company has not said how many
people, but it's not that many people from what I can tell, and they're slowly
going to be releasing it to more people.

In the coming weeks and months through
the fall.

OpenAI Co-Founders Schulman and Brockman Step Back

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Greg Brockman is taking a leave of absence until the end of the year, after being a key figure at the company since its early days, which may have a significant impact on the organization.

Dan Schulman, another original member, is also leaving, leaving only a few of the founding members remaining at OpenAI.

The departure of these key staff members signals a period of significant change for the company.

Sam Altman's Return and Leadership Changes at OpenAI

Sam Altman has returned to OpenAI after being briefly ousted in November.

There have been significant leadership changes, with Elias and John Schulman leaving the company, and Greg Brockman stepping back.

OpenAI has recently released voice mode in Alpha, the latest addition to their product lineup, following the release of GPT-4.

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