Microsoft snapped up Sam Altman and another architect of OpenAI for a new venture after their sudden departures , leaving the newly installed CEO of the ChatGPT maker to paper over tensions by vowing to investigate Altman91裸聊视频檚 firing.

The developments Monday come after a weekend of drama and speculation about how the power dynamics would shake out at OpenAI, whose chatbot kicked off the by producing human-like text, images, video and music.

It ended with former Twitch leader Emmett Shear taking over as OpenAI91裸聊视频檚 interim chief executive and Microsoft announcing it was hiring Altman and OpenAI co-founder and former President Greg Brockman to lead Microsoft91裸聊视频檚 new advanced AI research team.

Despite the rift between the key players behind ChatGPT and the company they helped build, both Shear and Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella said they are committed to their partnership.

in the startup and helped provide the computing power to run its AI systems. , formerly known as Twitter, that he was 91裸聊视频渆xtremely excited91裸聊视频� to bring on the former executives of OpenAI and looked 91裸聊视频渇orward to getting to know91裸聊视频� Shear and the rest of the management team.

In a reply on X, Altman said 91裸聊视频渢he mission continues,91裸聊视频� while Brockman posted, 91裸聊视频淲e are going to build something new & it will be incredible.91裸聊视频�

OpenAI said Friday that Altman was pushed out after a review found he was 91裸聊视频渘ot consistently candid in his communications91裸聊视频� with the board of directors, which had lost confidence in his ability to lead the company.

, Shear said he would hire an independent investigator to look into what led up to Altman91裸聊视频檚 ouster and write a report within 30 days.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 clear that the process and communications around Sam91裸聊视频檚 removal has been handled very badly, which has seriously damaged our trust,91裸聊视频� wrote Shear, who co-founded Twitch, an Amazon-owned livestreaming service popular with video gamers.

He said he also plans in the next month to 91裸聊视频渞eform the management and leadership team in light of recent departures into an effective force91裸聊视频� and speak with employees, investors and customers.

After that, Shear said he would 91裸聊视频渄rive changes in the organization,91裸聊视频� including 91裸聊视频渟ignificant governance changes if necessary.91裸聊视频� He noted that the reason behind the board removing Altman was not a 91裸聊视频渟pecific disagreement on safety,91裸聊视频� a likely reference to the debates that have swirled around OpenAI91裸聊视频檚 mission to safely build AI that is 91裸聊视频済enerally smarter than humans.91裸聊视频�

OpenAI last week declined to answer questions on what Altman91裸聊视频檚 alleged lack of candor was about. Its statement said his behavior was hindering the board91裸聊视频檚 ability to exercise its responsibilities. But a key driver of Friday91裸聊视频檚 shakeup, OpenAI91裸聊视频檚 co-founder, chief scientist and board member Ilya Sutskever, posted regrets on the situation to X on Monday: 91裸聊视频淚 deeply regret my participation in the board91裸聊视频檚 actions. I never intended to harm OpenAI. I love everything we91裸聊视频檝e built together and I will do everything I can to reunite the company.91裸聊视频�

OpenAI didn91裸聊视频檛 reply to emails Monday seeking comment. A Microsoft representative said the company would not be commenting beyond its CEO91裸聊视频檚 statement.

After Altman was pushed out Friday, he stirred speculation that he might be coming back into the fold in a series of tweets. He posted a photo of himself with an OpenAI guest pass on Sunday, saying this is 91裸聊视频渇irst and last time i ever wear one of these.91裸聊视频�

Hours earlier, he tweeted, 91裸聊视频渋 love the openai team so much,91裸聊视频� which drew heart replies from Brockman, who quit after Altman was fired, and Mira Murati, OpenAI91裸聊视频檚 who was initially named as interim CEO.

It91裸聊视频檚 not clear what transpired between the announcement of Murati91裸聊视频檚 interim role Friday and Shear91裸聊视频檚 hiring, though she was among several employees on Monday who tweeted, 91裸聊视频淥penAI is nothing without its people.91裸聊视频� Altman replied to many with heart emojis.

One of OpenAI91裸聊视频檚 safety-focused researchers, Jan Leike, called on the OpenAI board to resign Monday, saying he had been working all weekend with the company91裸聊视频檚 leadership team 91裸聊视频渢o help with this crisis.91裸聊视频� The board consists of Sutskever, Quora CEO Adam D91裸聊视频橝ngelo, tech entrepreneur Tasha McCauley and Helen Toner of the Georgetown Center for Security and Emerging Technology.

Shear said he stepped down as Twitch CEO because of the birth of his now-9-month-old son but 91裸聊视频渢ook this job because I believe that OpenAI is one of the most important companies currently in existence.91裸聊视频�

His beliefs on the future of AI came up on a podcast in June. Shear said he91裸聊视频檚 generally an optimist about technology but has serious concerns about the path of artificial intelligence toward building something 91裸聊视频渁 lot smarter than us91裸聊视频� that sets itself on a .

91裸聊视频淚f there is a world where we survive 91裸聊视频� where we build an AI that91裸聊视频檚 smarter than humans and survive it, it91裸聊视频檚 going to be because we built smaller AIs than that, and we actually had as many smart people as we can working on that, and taking the problem seriously,91裸聊视频� Shear said in June.

It91裸聊视频檚 an issue that Altman consistently faced since he helped catapult ChatGPT to global fame. In the past year, he has become Silicon Valley91裸聊视频檚 most sought-after voice on the promise and potential .

to meet with government officials earlier this year, drawing big crowds at public events as he discussed both the risks of AI and attempts to .

Altman posted Friday on X that 91裸聊视频渋 loved my time at openai91裸聊视频� and later called his ouster a 91裸聊视频渨eird experience.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚f Microsoft lost Altman he could have gone to Amazon, Google, Apple, or a host of other tech companies craving to get the face of AI globally in their doors,91裸聊视频� Daniel Ives, an analyst with Wedbush Securities, said in a research note.

Microsoft is now in an even stronger position on AI, Ives said. Its shares rose nearly 2% before the opening bell and were nearing an all-time high Monday.

The Associated Press and OpenAI have a allowing OpenAI access to part of the AP91裸聊视频檚 text archives.

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AP writer Brian P. D. Hannon contributed from Bangkok.

Courtney Bonnell And Matt O91裸聊视频檅rien, The Associated Press