聊天機器人ChatGPT開發商OpenAI今天指出，執行長阿特曼（Sam Altman）即將離職。
路透社報導，OpenAI表示，科技長穆拉提（Mira Murati）將擔任臨時執行長。
OpenAI指出，「阿特曼離職是在董事會經過審議後進行，他們認為阿特曼與董事會溝通始終不坦誠，阻礙了董事會履行職責的能力。」 （相關報導： 孫維德觀點：AI會統治財富管理嗎？ ｜ 更多文章 ）
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技術長Mira Murati被OpenAI任命為代理CEO帶領公司；（前CEO、董事）Sam Altman離開OpenAI。正在選拔人才，以鑑別正式繼任CEO的人選。OpenAI董事會，依法第501(c)(3)條整體治理所有OpenAI活動的機構，今天宣布Sam Altman將辭任CEO並離開董事會。該公司的技術長Mira Murati擔任代理CEO，人事立即生效。（譯者按：依據美國稅法第26章第501(c)(3)條，為宗教、教育、慈善、科學、文學、公共安全測試、促進業餘體育競爭和防止虐待兒童或動物等公共利益而建立並運作的公司、機構以及基金會，可不用繳納聯邦所得稅）Mira身為OpenAI領導團隊一員已有五年，她在OpenAI發展成全球人工智慧領導者過程中扮演關鍵角色。她有獨特的能力，了解公司價值觀、營運和業務，並已領導該公司的研究、產品和安全等職能。鑒於她長年任職以及與公司各方面皆有密切互動，包括她在人工智慧治理和政策方面經驗，董事會認為她特別具有資格擔任該職位，也期待在公司甄選CEO時能夠無縫接軌。Altman先生離職是董事會仔細審核後的決定，董事會的結論是他在與董事會的溝通中並非始終坦白，妨礙他行使CEO職責的能力。董事會不再對他繼續領導OpenAI有信心。董事會在聲明中表示：「OpenAI是精心設計來推動我們的使命：確保人工通用智能造福所有人類。董事會仍全心致力推動該使命。我們感謝Sam對創立和發展OpenAI所做的許多貢獻。與此同時，我們認為在前進過程中需要新的領導力。Mira作為該公司研究、產品和安全功能的負責人，她特別有資格擔任代理CEO。我們對她在過渡期間領導OpenAI的能力充滿信心。」OpenAI的董事會成員包括OpenAI首席科學家Ilya Sutskever、獨立董事Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo、科技企業家Tasha McCauley和喬治城大學安全與新興技術中心的Helen Toner。這項人事變動的一部分還有Greg Brockman將卸任董事長，並將繼續在公司任職，向CEO報告。OpenAI於2015年成立為非營利組織，核心使命是確保人工通用智慧造福全人類。2019年，OpenAI重組以確保公司可以為實現使命而籌資，同時保留非營利組織的使命、治理和監督架構。董事會大多數成員是獨立的，且獨立董事並未持有OpenAI股權。儘管公司達到可觀增長，但推進OpenAI的使命並保留其憲章原則仍然是董事會的基本治理責任。
Chief technology officer Mira Murati appointed interim CEO to lead OpenAI; Sam Altman departs the company.
Search process underway to identify permanent successor.
The board of directors of OpenAI, Inc., the 501(c)(3) that acts as the overall governing body for all OpenAI activities, today announced that Sam Altman will depart as CEO and leave the board of directors. Mira Murati, the company’s chief technology officer, will serve as interim CEO, effective immediately.
A member of OpenAI’s leadership team for five years, Mira has played a critical role in OpenAI’s evolution into a global AI leader. She brings a unique skill set, understanding of the company’s values, operations, and business, and already leads the company’s research, product, and safety functions. Given her long tenure and close engagement with all aspects of the company, including her experience in AI governance and policy, the board believes she is uniquely qualified for the role and anticipates a seamless transition while it conducts a formal search for a permanent CEO.
Mr. Altman’s departure follows a deliberative review process by the board, which concluded that he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities. The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI.
In a statement, the board of directors said: “OpenAI was deliberately structured to advance our mission: to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all humanity. The board remains fully committed to serving this mission. We are grateful for Sam’s many contributions to the founding and growth of OpenAI. At the same time, we believe new leadership is necessary as we move forward. As the leader of the company’s research, product, and safety functions, Mira is exceptionally qualified to step into the role of interim CEO. We have the utmost confidence in her ability to lead OpenAI during this transition period.”
OpenAI’s board of directors consists of OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, independent directors Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo, technology entrepreneur Tasha McCauley, and Georgetown Center for Security and Emerging Technology’s Helen Toner.
As a part of this transition, Greg Brockman will be stepping down as chairman of the board and will remain in his role at the company, reporting to the CEO.
OpenAI was founded as a non-profit in 2015 with the core mission of ensuring that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. In 2019, OpenAI restructured to ensure that the company could raise capital in pursuit of this mission, while preserving the nonprofit's mission, governance, and oversight. The majority of the board is independent, and the independent directors do not hold equity in OpenAI. While the company has experienced dramatic growth, it remains the fundamental governance responsibility of the board to advance OpenAI’s mission and preserve the principles of its Charter.
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