Ilya Sutskever, the co-founder and former chief scientist of OpenAI, has decided to leave the ChatGPT dedveloper after a tumultuous period marked by internal disputes and high-level management changes.CEO Sam Altman in a surprising move. Altman, a prominent figure in the tech industry, was reinstated five days later as the discord resolved. Sutskever, however, never returned to work after the board reaappointment.
Sutskever, a renowned figure in the field of AI research, had been part of a breakthrough involving neural networks during his time as a graduate student at the University of Toronto. He joined forces with Elon Musk and others in founding OpenAI in 2015, as an AI research and development nonprofit. The company has been a pioneer in the field, developing technologies such as the well-known ChatGPT chatbot.
In an interview, Altman expressed his emotion over Sutskever’s departure, noting Sutskever’s integral roles in both the founding and shaping of the company. For his part, Sutskever expressed confidence in OpenAI’s future, stating he was leaving to start a new project still shrouded in mystery.