Artificial intelligence (AI) startup OpenAI, the parent company behind ChatGPT, ousted Sam Altman as CEO. Following the news, and the appointment of an interim CEO, one entrepreneur appeared keen on having Altman join the world of crypto.
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson displayed a bit of schadenfreude on the heels of OpenAI’s confirmation that Altman would no longer be CEO of OpenAI.
Hoskinson took to X, formerly Twitter, to extend an invitation to Altman, asking the former CEO to participate in a decentralized large language model (LLM) project.
According to OpenAI’s announcement, the decision to fire Altman was made by the board of directors, which stated that it lost confidence in the founder’s ability to continue at the helm.
“Mr. Altman’s departure follows a deliberative review process by the board, which concluded that he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities. The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI.”
OpenAI via blog post
Altman issued a statement on social media that he loved his time at the company, adding that he would give more details about his next move.