Damage control: Tech industry reacts to a chaotic weekend for OpenAI and Microsoft
Summary
Meanwhile, Altman himself has already found a new role leading a new advanced AI research team at Microsoft, where he will be joined by former OpenAI Board Chair Greg Brockman and several other employees. But Altmans move could simply be a case of "damage control" for Microsoft, according to Richard Windsor, founder of digital research company Radio Free Mobile. Rishi Jaluria, managing director for software equity research at RBC Capital Markets, told CNBCs "Street Signs Asia" on Monday that Altman aligns with Microsofts AI vision. "Its clear that the process and communications around Sams removal has been handled very badly, which has seriously damaged our trust," he said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, in which he also confirmed he would step in as interim CEO. Elsewhere Nathan Benaich, general partner of Air Street Capital, added that the events showed "that no one is immune from the laws of corporate physics," and "one bad decision" can have immense consequences.
