OpenAI co-founder and chief scientist Ilya Sutskever has decided to leave the company. Ilya announced his departure on X, saying: "After nearly a decade, I have made the decision to leave OpenAI. The company's trajectory has been nothing short of miraculous, and I am confident that OpenAI will build AGI that is both safe and beneficial.. .” After nearly a decade, I have made the decision to leave OpenAI.The company's trajectory has been nothing short of miraculous, and I am confident that OpenAI will build AGI that is both secure and beneficial under the leadership of @sama, @gdb, @ miramurati and now, under… — Ilya Sutskever (@ilyasut ) May 14, 2024
OpenAI Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever is leaving the company
After almost a decade, I have made the decision to leave OpenAI. The company's trajectory has been nothing short of miraculous, and I am confident that OpenAI will build AGI that is both secure and beneficial under the leadership of @sama, @gdb, @miramurati and now, under…— Ilya Sutskever (@ilyasut ) May 14, 2024
The announcement comes shortly after OpenAI's Spring Update event where the company announced its latest GPT-4o model. Interestingly, Ilya Sutskever was part of the leadership team behind the launch and implementation of the GPT-4o model.
We cannot miss the fact that in November 2023, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was fired from the company and many reports suggest that it was Ilya Sutskever who played a decisive role behind Altman's dismissal. What happened next is known to everyone. Sam Altman was reinstated and Ilya Sutskever was removed from the OpenAI board. Since then, Ilya has kept a low profile. Ilya and OpenAI will be separated. This is very sad for me; Ilya is easily one of the greatest minds of our generation, a beacon for our field and a dear friend. His brilliance and vision are well known; his warmth and compassion are less known but no less… — Sam Altman (@sama) May 14, 2024
