“ AI IS THE TECHNOLOGY THAT THE WORLD , THE PEOPLE , HAVE ALWAYS WANTED ”
Google , but by February , Musk decided to step back , leaving Altman in charge of OpenAI .
In the early stages of his leadership , during the spring of 2019 , one of the first steps taken by Altman was to create a forprofit subsidiary . The development of AI was proving expensive and Altman found himself in need of funding . By the summer , he successfully secured US $ 1 billion in investment from Microsoft . In the same year and in addition to OpenAI , Altman also founded Worldcoin , a project centred around iris biometric cryptocurrency , successfully securing US $ 115m in funding for the initiative ' s advancement .
In 2020 , OpenAI unveiled the large language model GPT-3 , followed by the introduction of DALL-E in 2021 , a deeplearning model capable of creating digital images based on text descriptions – and the creator behind the front cover of December ’ s AI Magazine . By 2022 , OpenAI introduced its latest AI conversational chatbot , ChatGPT . Within a span of two months , the software had brought in a staggering 100 million users , making it the greatest product launch in tech history . In 2023 , Microsoft announced its new multi-year US $ 10 billion investment in OpenAI Global LLC .
In an interview with Time , Altman comments : “ It ’ s [ AI ] going to transform the way people interact with the world . In a deep sense , AI is the technology that the world , that people have always wanted .”
After his sudden removal from OpenAI in November and reported move to Microsoft , high-profile tech figures , such as former Google CEO Eric Schmidt , came to his defence and within a few days more than 740 of OpenAI ’ s 770 employees had signed a letter to the startup ' s board asking for Altman ’ s return .
In a separate statement on X ( formally Twitter ), Altman said he was happy to return as CEO . “ i love openai , and everything i ’ ve done over the past few days has been in service of keeping this team and its mission together .” aimagazine . com 19