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OpenAI, a prominent artificial intelligence firm, released the news of a big change in the leadership as the co-founder and chief scientist Illya Sutskever is leaving to follow a “personally meaningful” project. Sutskever, a main player in the development of the company, announced his decision on May 14, a post he made on X, which was formerly called Twitter.
“For almost 10 years, I have been planning to quit OpenAI,” Sutskever wrote, but he did not give any details about his future. Nonetheless, he was confident in the future of OpenAI as he said it will be the safe and beneficial artificial general intelligence (AGI).
A Legacy of Innovation and Controversy
The departure of Sutskever signals the close of the famous period at OpenAI. He was one of the main reasons for the creation of OpenAI Global, LLC, the for-profit side of the firm, and was also a key player in developing the pathbreaking technologies, among which the GPT-4 large language model was included.
Nevertheless, Sutskever’s period was not without the disagreement. In November of last year, he was one of the many who joined a board member initiative that removed the CEO Sam Altman for a short period of time, a decision that was strongly opposed by the employees. I deeply regret having voted for the board’s activities, Sutskever later told in an X post.
New Leadership Steps Up
Sutskever’s leaving, OpenAI has announced Pachocki as the new chief scientist. Pachocki, who has been working at the organization since 2017 as the head of research, was the main person in the creation of GPT-4. His nomination means that OpenAI’s research and development will still go on the same way as before.
Looking Ahead
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, in an X post, admitted Sutskever’s departure and said that the Sutskever and OpenAI would “part ways” and that Sutskever “will go to something personally meaningful he is going to work on.
While OpenAI is going through this leadership change, the company is still concentrating on its main goal which is to create AGI in a way that is safe for humans and at the same time, it will be a positive thing for humanity. With Pachocki in charge of research, OpenAI is sure to keep its course on innovation in the AI field.