{"id":261769,"date":"2023-11-20T06:40:08","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T11:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=316277"},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:37:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:37:40","slug":"the-world-of-artificial-intelligence-has-just-shaken-microsoft-signed-sam-altman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-world-of-artificial-intelligence-has-just-shaken-microsoft-signed-sam-altman\/","title":{"rendered":"The world of artificial intelligence has just shaken: Microsoft recruits Sam Altman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As you know, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/openai-kills-sam-altman-chatgpt-figure-and-now-what-happens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Sam Altman was fired from OpenAI on Friday<\/a> after the company&#8217;s board stated that they &#8220;no longer have confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"ChatGPT\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/47ef1772-2a82-4750-b97a-354b13dbd112\/3647786732\/chatgpt-ChatGPT-icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">ChatGPT<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And now, in a completely unexpected turn of events, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has announced that both <strong>Sam Altman and Greg Brockman have been hired to lead Microsoft&#8217;s new advanced AI research team<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are thrilled to share the news that Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, along with their colleagues, will join Microsoft to lead a new advanced AI research team,&#8221; says Nadella. &#8220;We look forward to moving quickly to provide them with the resources they need for their success.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We remain committed to our partnership with OpenAI and have confidence in our product roadmap, our ability to continue to innovate with everything we announced at Microsoft Ignite, and in continuing to support our customers and partners. We look forward to getting to know Emmett\u2026<\/p>&mdash; Satya Nadella (@satyanadella) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/satyanadella\/status\/1726509045803336122?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A star signing for a company poised to conquer AI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In a Twitter post, <strong>Sam Altman acknowledged joining Microsoft by retweeting Nadella&#8217;s message &#8220;the mission continues.&#8221;<\/strong> Nadella responded, hinting at how he perceives Altman&#8217;s role at Microsoft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-truth-about-the-dismissal-of-sam-altman-ceo-of-openai-and-head-of-chatgpt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Altman&#8217;s hiring comes just hours<\/a> after negotiations with OpenAI&#8217;s board failed to bring him back as CEO of OpenAI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, <strong>the former CEO and co-founder of Twitch, Emmett Shear, has been named interim CEO<\/strong>. He will take over from Mira Murati, who was appointed interim CEO of OpenAI following Altman&#8217;s surprising dismissal on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">the mission continues <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d1pHiFxcSe\">https:\/\/t.co\/d1pHiFxcSe<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sam Altman (@sama) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sama\/status\/1726510261509779876?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam Altman had been negotiating his return as CEO of OpenAI, but the four-person OpenAI board refused to resign and let him return, according to multiple sources who spoke with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2023\/11\/20\/23968829\/microsoft-hires-sam-altman-greg-brockman-employees-openai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">The Verge<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/11\/18\/technology\/ousted-openai-ceo-makes-plans-for-new-artificial-intelligence-company.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">The New York Times<\/a>, he had recently been pitching investors on an independent company to create custom artificial intelligence tensor processing unit (TPU) chips that would rival Nvidia&#8217;s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The TPU project, codenamed &#8220;Tigris,&#8221; attracted several major venture capital firms and even piqued Microsoft&#8217;s interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Microsoft has now established a new advanced AI research team led by Altman and Brockman<\/strong>. The news comes a week after Microsoft announced that it has built its own customized AI chip that can be used to train large language models, thus avoiding costly dependence on Nvidia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sam Altman Is Out at OpenAI\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4cTq0tSQANw?start=4&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft has also built its own Arm-based CPU for cloud workloads. 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