{"id":196546,"date":"2023-11-22T14:19:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T18:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=196546"},"modified":"2023-11-22T14:24:50","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T18:24:50","slug":"elon-musk-announced-support-for-openai-firing-sam-altman-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=196546","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk announced support for OpenAI firing Sam Altman. Here\u2019s why."},"content":{"rendered":"

Musk is “very worried” about AI.<\/h3>\n

By Matt Binder | Mashable<\/p>\n

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Sam Altman and Elon Musk seen together during simpler times back in 2015.<\/span>\u00a0Credit: Michael Kovac \/ Getty Images for Vanity Fair<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
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It seems like the entire tech industry is <\/span>enamored with the drama<\/u><\/a>\u00a0that has been unfolding concerning OpenAI’s\u00a0<\/span>sudden firing<\/u><\/a>\u00a0of its CEO, Sam Altman. Over the weekend, OpenAI’s board appeared to do an about-face and try to bring Altman back. It is likely that it is now\u00a0<\/span>too late<\/u><\/a>, though, as Altman has decided to go\u00a0<\/span>work with Microsoft<\/u><\/a>. Many OpenAI\u00a0<\/span>employees<\/u><\/a>, as well as a good deal of onlookers, disagree with OpenAI’s decision to oust Altman.However, there is one person who appears to agree with OpenAI and its firing of Altman: Elon Musk.<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

According to reports, Altman was let go after OpenAI’s chief scientist,\u00a0Ilya Sutskever,<\/u><\/a>\u00a0brought his concerns about Altman’s leadership to the board. Sutskever was allegedly worried about the speed Altman was moving at and how AI safety issues were taking a backseat.<\/p>\n