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昨天OpenAI董事会做出了一个非常大的决定：解雇现任OpenAI CEO Sam Altman，由CTO Mira Murati接任。ChatGPT中文网分享下这个通告的具体消息。
2023年11月22日更新：《Sam Altman重返OpenAI任CEO，整理这次OpenAI解雇CEO又返聘事件的始末》
一、OpenAI CEO被解雇通告
以下通告来自OpenAI官方（https://openai.com/blog/openai-announces-leadership-transition）：
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.
中文版：
首席技术官Mira Murati被任命为OpenAI的临时首席执行官，以领导公司；Sam Altman离开了公司。
正在进行搜索过程以确定永久继任者。
OpenAI, Inc.的董事会，这个501(c)(3)组织充当了OpenAI所有活动的总体管理机构，今天宣布Sam Altman将辞去首席执行官职务并离开董事会。该公司的首席技术官Mira Murati将立即担任临时首席执行官。
作为OpenAI领导团队的成员已有五年，Mira在OpenAI演变为全球人工智能领军者的过程中发挥了关键作用。她拥有独特的技能组合，了解公司的价值观、运营和业务，并已经领导公司的研究、产品和安全功能。鉴于她的长期任职以及与公司各个方面的密切合作，包括她在人工智能治理和政策方面的经验，董事会认为她非常适合这个角色，并预计在进行正式寻找永久首席执行官的同时，能够实现无缝过渡。
Altman先生的离职是董事会进行的审慎审查过程的结果，董事会得出结论，他在与董事会的沟通中不一致，妨碍了董事会履行其职责的能力。董事会不再对他继续领导OpenAI有信心。
董事会在一份声明中表示：“OpenAI被有意地构建，以推动我们的使命：确保人工通用智能惠及全人类。董事会始终全力支持这一使命。我们感谢Sam对OpenAI的创立和成长所做的许多贡献。与此同时，我们认为在前进的过程中需要新的领导。作为公司研究、产品和安全功能的领导者，Mira非常适合担任临时首席执行官的角色。我们对她在这个过渡期间领导OpenAI的能力充满信心。”
OpenAI的董事会成员包括OpenAI首席科学家Ilya Sutskever，独立董事Quora首席执行官Adam D’Angelo，技术企业家Tasha McCauley以及乔治城大学安全与新兴技术中心的Helen Toner。
作为这个过渡的一部分，Greg Brockman将辞去董事会主席职务，并将继续担任公司的职务，向首席执行官汇报。
OpenAI成立于2015年，作为一个非营利组织，其核心使命是确保人工通用智能造福全人类。2019年，OpenAI进行了重组，以确保公司能够筹集资本来追求这个使命，同时保持非营利组织的使命、治理和监督。董事会的大多数成员都是独立的，独立董事不持有OpenAI的股权。虽然公司经历了巨大的增长，但董事会的根本治理责任仍然是推进OpenAI的使命并保护其宪章原则。
Sam Altman自己也发了相应的推文回应了此事（原文）：
i loved my time at openai. it was transformative for me personally, and hopefully the world a little bit. most of all i loved working with such talented people.
will have more to say about what’s next later.
中文版：
我热爱在OpenAI的时光。对我个人而言，这是一段具有变革性的经历，也希望对世界有所贡献。最重要的是，我热爱与如此有才华的人们一起工作。
关于接下来的计划，我将会有更多话要说，稍后再分享。
二、OpenAI CEO被解雇的影响
一周前，Sam Altman还代表OpenAI在开发者大会上发表主题演讲，宣布一系列重要更新，与微软和谷歌等科技巨头展开竞争，这么突然宣布离职，估计大家最好奇的都是为什么，OpenAI官方给出的说法是：对Altman的离职进行了审慎审查，认为他在与董事会的沟通中不够坦诚，影响了其履行职责的能力。
那么OpenAI换CEO对我们有什么影响呢？目前来说应该不会有什么影响，ChatGPT该用还是正常用，如果Sam Altman真的去了一家新的AI公司，也许还能推动新的AI工具的发展，与ChatGPT抗衡。
