OpenAI chief working officer Brad Lightcap addressed the firing of CEO Sam Altman in a short message to workers on Saturday.
Lightcap wrote within the memo, obtained by CNBC, that everybody was taken abruptly and that he is had many conversations with the board to attempt to perceive their resolution.
“We are able to say definitively that the board’s resolution was not made in response to malfeasance or something associated to our monetary, enterprise, security, or safety/privateness practices,” he wrote.
Lightcap echoed related feedback made by the corporate on Friday, noting a “breakdown in communication” between Altman and the board.
He wrote the discussions and choices concerning the trail ahead are ongoing however that the corporate stays robust and Microsoft is a completely dedicated associate.
This is the total memo Lightcap shared with workers on Saturday morning:
“Workforce – after yesterday’s announcement, which took us all abruptly, we’ve had a number of conversations with the board to attempt to higher perceive the explanations and course of behind their resolution. These discussions, and choices concerning our path ahead, are ongoing this morning.
We are able to say definitively that the board’s resolution was not made in response to malfeasance or something associated to our monetary, enterprise, security, or safety/privateness practices. This was a breakdown in communication between Sam and the board. Our place as an organization stays extraordinarily robust, and Microsoft stays absolutely dedicated to our partnership.
Mira has our full assist as CEO. We nonetheless share your considerations about how the method has been dealt with, are working to resolve the state of affairs, and can present updates as we’re in a position.
I am positive you all are feeling confusion, disappointment, and maybe some worry. We’re absolutely centered on dealing with this, pushing towards decision and readability, and getting again to work. Our collective duty proper now’s to our teammates, companions, customers, clients, and the broader world who shares our imaginative and prescient of broadly helpful AGI. Dangle in there, we’re behind you all 1000%.”
