{"id":2106071,"date":"2023-11-22T16:51:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T21:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ai-poster-child-altman-back-at-openai-may-have-fewer-checks-on-power\/"},"modified":"2023-11-22T16:53:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T21:53:58","slug":"ai-poster-child-altman-back-at-openai-may-have-fewer-checks-on-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ai-poster-child-altman-back-at-openai-may-have-fewer-checks-on-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Altman returns to OpenAI as AI&#8217;s poster child, potential power checks reduced"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fai-poster-child-altman-back-at-openai-may-have-fewer-checks-on-power%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2106071&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2>Sam Altman&#8217;s Return to OpenAI: A Power\u2064 Play with\u2062 Potential Consequences<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sam Altman, CEO of \u200bChatGPT maker \u2062OpenAI, \u2064arrives for a bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Insight Forum for all U.S. senators hosted by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) at the U.S. \u200dCapitol in Washington, U.S., \u200dSeptember 13, \u20622023. REUTERS\/Craig Hudson\/File Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>(Reuters) \u2013 Sam Altman\u2019s return as OpenAI\u2019s chief executive will strengthen his grip on the startup and may leave the ChatGPT creator \u200cwith \u200cfewer checks on his power\u200b as the company introduces\u2064 technology that \u2063could upend industries, corporate\u2063 governance experts and analysts said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>OpenAI is bringing Altman back just days after his ouster as\u200b well as installing a revamped board that \u2062could bring \u2062sharper\u200d scrutiny to the startup\u200b at the heart of the AI boom, but strong \u200csupport from investors including Microsoft\u200d (MSFT.O) may give Altman more\u200c leeway to commercialize the technology.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSam\u2019s return may put an end to the turmoil\u200c on the surface, but there may \u200dcontinue to be deep governance \u2063issues,\u201d said Mak Yuen Teen, director of \u2062the centre for investor protection at the National University of Singapore Business School.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAltman seems awfully powerful and it is\u200c unclear that any board would be able to \u200doversee him. The danger is the board becomes a rubber stamp,\u201d he\u2064 said.<\/p>\n<p>OpenAI\u2019s new\u2063 board will boast more experience at the \u2063top \u200dlevel and strong ties to both the \u2064U.S. government and Wall Street.<\/p>\n<p>The board fired Altman last week with little explanation and attempted to move on \u2062by \u200bnaming an interim CEO twice. However, pressure from Microsoft \u2013 and \u200dthe \u206438-year-old\u2019s strong loyalty among the 700-plus OpenAI \u200cemployees that caused nearly all\u200d of\u2063 them to threaten to leave the company \u2013 led\u200d to\u200d Altman\u2019s\u2064 reinstatement as of \u200cWednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAltman has been invigorated by \u200cthe \u2064last few\u200b days,\u201d GlobalData analyst Beatriz Valle said. But that could \u200bcome at a cost, she said, adding that he has \u201ctoo much power now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bret Taylor, former co-CEO \u200dof Salesforce who \u200balso played a key\u2062 role in forcing through Elon Musk\u2019s \u200b$44 billion purchase of Twitter as a \u2062director, will be chairing \u2062the board.<\/p>\n<p>Other members include former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, a Harvard academic and longtime economic aide to Democratic presidents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that Summers and Taylor will join\u200b OpenAI is quite extraordinary\u2064 and marks a dramatic reversal of fortunes in the \u2064company,\u201d \u2062Valle said.<\/p>\n<p>Summers, who also sits on the board \u2064of Jack Dorsey\u2019s fintech firm Block (SQ.N), has \u200cin recent months been vocal about the potential \u2063job losses and disruption that could be caused by AI.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChatGPT is coming for the cognitive class. It\u2019s going to replace what\u200d doctors do,\u201d he said\u200c in a post on X \u200din April.<\/p>\n<p>OpenAI\u2019s previous board consisted of entrepreneur Tasha McCauley, Helen Toner, director of\u200d strategy at Georgetown\u2019s Center for Security and Emerging Technology, OpenAI\u200c chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, as well as Quora CEO Adam D\u2019Angelo, who also sits \u2063on the new\u2062 board.<\/p>\n<p>It was not \u200bimmediately clear if any of \u200cthe other directors would remain, including \u200cSutskever, who joined in the effort to fire Altman then signed onto an employee letter\u200c demanding his return, expressing\u200c regret for her \u201cparticipation in the board\u2019s actions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>OpenAI on X said it was\u2064 \u201ccollaborating to figure out the \u200cdetails\u201d\u200d of the\u200c new board.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft declined to comment. Summers and\u200c OpenAI did not immediately respond to requests for \u200dcomment. \u200bSutskever,\u200b Altman and Taylor could not be immediately reached for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Some analysts say \u2063the management\u200d fiasco will ensure\u2062 that OpenAI executives proceed cautiously, as the high-flying startup will now be subject to more \u200cscrutiny. Several noted that companies such as Facebook parent Meta (META.O) have flourished with \u200ba powerful CEO despite concerns about corporate governance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSam definitely comes out stronger but\u200b also dirtied and\u2063 will have more of a\u200c microscope \u2064from the\u200b AI and broader tech and business community,\u201d Gartner analyst\u2062 Jason Wong said. \u201cHe \u200bcan no longer do no wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><sub>Reporting by \u2062Aditya Soni in Bengaluru; Editing by Mark Porter<\/sub><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Senate Candidate Joins \u200bOne America News to \u200cShake \u2063Up the Establishment<\/h3>\n<p>One Senate candidate joins One America\u2062 News, saying we\u200d owe it to the American people to clean up the establishment,\u2062 and deliver\u2062 America first policies to the people. Nathaniel Mannor has more.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Texas Set to Pass New Law on Border Crossings<\/h3>\n<p>Texas is set to pass a new law that would make it a state crime\u2062 to cross its border \u200dillegally.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Man\u2064 Faces\u2064 Sentencing for Gruesome\u2063 Beheading with Samurai Sword<\/h3>\n<p>A Northern California man faces sentencing for beheading his ex-girlfriend with a Samurai sword.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>D.C. Takes Action to\u2064 Curb Rising Homicides and Car \u2062Thefts<\/h3>\n<p>The\u2062 District Of Columbia attempts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nvidia-shares-drop-as-china-worries-overshadow-stellar-forecast\/\" title=\"Nvidia's stock falls due to China concerns despite strong outlook\">curb sharp increases<\/a> of \u200dhomicides and car thefts experienced by residents of the city. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Sam Altman&#8217;s Return to OpenAI: A Power Play \u2062with Potential Consequences<\/h3>\n<p>Sam Altman\u2019s return \u200bas OpenAI\u2019s chief executive will strengthen his grip\u2064 on the startup and may leave the ChatGPT creator with \u200cfewer \u2064checks on his power.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>EU Lawmakers Push for Removal of Online Child Pornography<\/h3>\n<p>EU lawmakers agreed to draft rules requiring Google,\u2062 Meta and other online services to identify\u2064 and \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ai-poster-child-altman-back-at-openai-may-have-fewer-checks-on-power\/\" title=\"Altman returns to OpenAI as AI's poster child, potential power checks reduced\">remove online \u2064child pornography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Nvidia Shares Fall Amid Concerns of U.S. Expansion<\/h3>\n<p>4:19 PM UTC \u2013 November 22, \u200b2023 (Reuters)\u200c \u2013 Nvidia \u200d(NVDA.O) shares fell nearly 4% on Wednesday on fears that widening\u2063 U.S.\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Sam Altman&#8217;s Return Sparks Intense Debate on OpenAI&#8217;s \u200cFuture<\/h3>\n<p>Sam Altman\u2019s return\u2064 as CEO of OpenAI caps a frenzied discussion about the future of the startup at the center of an artificial intelligence boom.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \u200drnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How does \u2062the candidate believe the mainstream media has failed the American people,\u200c and what does he hope to achieve by joining One America \u2063News?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Have a media outlet that challenges the establishment and provides unbiased coverage of important issues.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with One\u200c America News, the candidate emphasized the need\u200d for a news organization that is not swayed by corporate interests or political agendas. He believes that the mainstream media has failed the \u2062American people by \u200bprioritizing profits and promoting their own narrative.<\/p>\n<p>The candidate, who has gained significant support from grassroots\u200d movements\u200c and independent voters,\u2063 aims to disrupt the status \u2062quo and bring about real change in \u200bWashington. By joining One America News, he hopes to reach\u200c a larger audience and offer a different perspective on the issues that matter\u2063 most to Americans.<\/p>\n<p>One \u2064America News, \u200cknown \u2064for its conservative\u200c viewpoint and commitment to independent journalism,\u200b welcomes\u200b the candidate and \u2063believes \u2064that his addition to their team will further\u200c strengthen their mission of delivering unbiased news.<\/p>\n<p>With the upcoming elections and the current political climate, the candidate&#8217;s decision to join One America News is seen as a bold move that challenges the established media landscape. It\u2064 reflects\u200c a growing dissatisfaction among the \u2064electorate with traditional news outlets and a desire for diverse and independent voices.<\/p>\n<p>As the candidate stated in\u200c the interview, &#8220;We need a news outlet \u2062that holds politicians accountable, asks tough questions, and gives a voice to the people. One America News is that outlet, and I am proud to \u2063be a part of it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The candidate&#8217;s decision to join\u2062 One America News has already sparked controversy and debate, with critics questioning his motives and accusing him of aligning with a\u200c particular political ideology. However, supporters argue that his move is a necessary step to shake up the establishment and provide an alternative to the mainstream media.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the opinions surrounding his\u200c decision, one thing is clear: the candidate&#8217;s move to\u200d join One America News demonstrates a \u200dcommitment to transparency, \u200dintegrity, and a desire\u200b to bring about meaningful change \u200din the \u2062political arena.<\/p>\n<p>In an era where media bias and misinformation are rampant, the candidate&#8217;s partnership with One America News provides hope for those \u2063who seek unbiased\u200c reporting and a platform for diverse perspectives.<\/p>\n<p>As the election season heats up and the battle for truth and transparency \u200cintensifies, the candidate&#8217;s presence on One America News will undoubtedly play a crucial role in shaping public opinion and challenging the establishment.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the candidate&#8217;s decision to join One America News represents a\u2064 larger movement towards media reform and the need for independent \u2062voices in an increasingly polarized world.<\/p>\n<p>Only \u2064time will tell the impact of this collaboration, but\u2063 it is clear that the candidate&#8217;s aim to shake up the\u2062 establishment and provide objective news coverage is a step in the\u200c right direction for a more informed and engaged electorate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CEO is marked by his attendance at a bipartisan AI Insight Forum for U.S. senators, hosted by Chuck Schumer. 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