OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman posted on X social platform that he was shocked and saddened by what the board did today with Sam Altman. He is also trying to figure out what happened and currently knows the following:-Last night, Sam received a text from Ilya (another co-founder and chief scientist) requesting a conversation on Friday noon. Sam attended a Google Meet where the entire board was present except for Greg. Ilya told Sam that he would be fired and the news would soon spread.-At 12:19 noon, Greg received a text from Ilya requesting a quick phone call. At 12:23, Ilya sent a Google Meet link. Greg was informed that he would be removed from the board (but still crucial to the company and would retain his position), while Sam had been fired. Around the same time, OpenAI released a related announcement.Greg said that he and Sam have received a lot of support and encouragement, and supporters should not worry because they will both be fine. Greater things are yet to come.

On November 18th, citing informed sources, there were extensive differences between Sam Altman and his board of directors before he was fired, especially serious differences with Ilya Sutskever, co-founder and chief scientist of OpenAI. The points of disagreement include opinions on the safety of artificial intelligence, the speed of technological development, and the commercialization of the company.

OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman retweeted Sam Altman's tweet and said, "After learning the news today, I sent the following message to the OpenAI team." The message is as follows:

Regarding the departure from OpenAI, Sam Altman responded on Twitter: "I love the time I spent at OpenAI, it changed me, and I hope it can change the world. The most important thing is that I have worked with many talented people. As for the next plan, I will have more explanations later."

OpenAI's CEO has been unexpectedly removed from his position due to a lack of consistent communication with the board. The company believes new leadership is necessary and has appointed Mira Murati as interim CEO. Murati has been a member of OpenAI's leadership team for five years and is expected to provide a seamless transition as the search for a permanent CEO begins. This is a developing story and updates will be provided as more information becomes available.

CEO of OpenAI stated: new user registration for ChatGPT Plus will be temporarily suspended.

On November 13th, Michelle Fradin, a former partner at Sequoia Capital who led the investment in FTX, announced that she has joined OpenAI to lead data strategy, acquisitions, and operations.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in an interview that the company plans to obtain further funding support from Microsoft to advance its vision of general artificial intelligence (AGI). Altman stated that the company is currently developing the next generation of artificial intelligence model, GPT-5, but has not committed to a release schedule. The model will require more data for training, which will come from a combination of publicly available datasets on the internet and the company's proprietary data. 

On November 12th, the OpenAI Status page showed that the OpenAI API endpoint, Labs, Playground, and ChatGPT failures have been resolved and all systems are running normally. Earlier today, the OpenAI Status page showed that the OpenAI API endpoint, Labs, Playground, and ChatGPT were experiencing failures. Currently, OpenAI-related Labs, API, ChatGPT, and Platform.openai.com are all inaccessible.

On November 12th, OpenAI Status page shows that there are issues with OpenAI API endpoints, Labs, Playground, and ChatGPT, and they are currently under investigation.