It’s complicated. The board at OpenAI is (or was) focused on AI safety and is not entirely comprised of investors. Their goal was not to maximize profits.
I forget the exact phrasing, but the board said they fired Altman for not being completely honest with them. Based on the wording of the board’s rationale for firing Altman, it seems likely that Altman was not forthright about the capabilities of this breakthrough, possibly because the board would then halt its development out of safety concerns.
It’s complicated. The board at OpenAI is (or was) focused on AI safety and is not entirely comprised of investors. Their goal was not to maximize profits.
I forget the exact phrasing, but the board said they fired Altman for not being completely honest with them. Based on the wording of the board’s rationale for firing Altman, it seems likely that Altman was not forthright about the capabilities of this breakthrough, possibly because the board would then halt its development out of safety concerns.