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OpenAI CTO Mira Murati has been named interim CEO while the company actively searches for a permanent successor.
Sam Altman resigned as CEO after a board review found he had been consistently opaque in his communications.
The OpenAI board of directors expressed gratitude for Altman’s contributions but believed that new leadership was critical to the company’s future direction.
CTO Mira Murati has been named interim CEO of OpenAI. She will lead the company’s search to identify a permanent successor.
Sam Altman's departure follows a "deliberate review process by the board," which concluded that OpenAI's founder had not been consistently forthcoming in his communications with the board, which in turn had hampered its ability to perform its duties.
In a statement released by OpenAI, Altman said he was leaving because the board no longer had "confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI."
The statement read, "OpenAI was carefully designed to advance our mission: to ensure general artificial intelligence benefits all humanity. The board remains fully committed to this mission. We are grateful to Sam for his many contributions to the founding and development of OpenAI. At the same time, we believe that new leadership is necessary as we move forward. As the leader of the company's research, product, and safety functions, Mira is extremely qualified to serve as interim CEO. We have full confidence in her ability to lead OpenAI during this transition period."
The price of Worldcoin (WLD) dropped by more than 13% following the departure of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
The price/performance ratio of Worldcoin (WLD). Source: TradingView
