Sam Altman was fired as CEO of OpenAI, the maker of the popular chatbot ChatGPT, by the company’s board of directors on Friday (November 17). OpenAI’s Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati was appointed as interim chief executive officer. 

Greg Brockman, president and co-founder of the company, also quit hours after the announcement was made.

Sam Altman
Sam Altman was fired as CEO of OpenAI.


In a blogpost, OpenAI said: “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.”

Launched in 2015, OpenAI kickstarted the generative AI craze last November by unrevealing ChatGPT. The chatbot became one of the world’s fastest-growing software applications.

Sam Altman was one known as master fund raiser for OpenAI. He was managed to raise billions of dollers from Microsoft.