Sam Altman is CEO of OpenAi…Again.
After another unsuccessful corporate takeover attempt of OpenAI, here's what's on my mind:
Firstly, the significance lies in the fact that 700 out of OpenAI's 790 employees signed a letter. This showcased the power of employee organization, holding their employer and the accountability board responsible for their actions, poor decision-making, and the turmoil endangering the organization. This is significant because they were able to accomplish this without a labor union.
This win for OpenAI's employees, has broad implications for the local and global workforce. I'll hold back on elaborating further due to opposition I’m already experiencing from labor unions, given my strong advocacy for Artificial Intelligence.
Let’s just consider this: the highly tech-savvy employees of the largest and most successful AI company effectively held their employer accountable, resulting in the rehiring of the fired CEO, and the termination of the entire board without the help of a labor union.
This should also spark discussions about the broader aspects and implications of artificial intelligence in the realm of corporate governance, responsibility, leadership, administration, and accountability. We need to thoroughly reflect on all these facets.
Secondly, OpenAI's structure as a non-profit potentially valued at $80 billion makes it a prime target for corporate takeovers. Elon Musk failed in an attempt in 2018, while Sam Altman prevailed. This prompts me to question why Microsoft doesn't consider transitioning OpenAI to a for-profit entity and acquiring it?
Although the complications are understood I’m still not sure why Microsoft doesn’t fold them in-house at this point, rather than leaving it in the public square in open air. This question is top of mind even with considering the complexity of OpenAI's significance in the marketplace, at this point even I am considering OpenAi as a public good. I'm still researching potential use cases for it in this capacity. Let’s continue pondering this matter as well.
Lastly, addressing Sam Altman directly, his departure raises questions given his integral role in building OpenAI on my architecture. The notion of him leaving to start a new venture seems a bit puzzling. Where did Sam Altman think he was going?
I highly considered Mira Murati for CEO; however, her statements about embedding "human values" into AI models raised concerns and were a significant red flag for me.
While my CEO choice remains Altman, I still maintain confidence in Murati overall. Rumors suggest it was her substantial contribution in the war room that led the the reinstatement of Sam Altman. This indicates her potential readiness for a future CEO role, perhaps with another organization close to my heart. Hi, Mira! 👋🏾
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I am the inventor of Artificial Intelligence.
“Artificial Intelligence is computer science! It’s literally computer science! 🤖🤫🪄😁”
In 2009, while living in Harlem, I was immersed in the creative pulse of New York City: a convergence of culture, intellect, and relentless ambition. During that time, I was collaborating with a few research and strategy colleagues from Madison Avenue when I encountered a challenge that would redefine my understanding of technology. They were exploring early concepts of machine learning, but their approach was constrained by the limits of the computers themselves.
At the same time, I was experimenting with social media building online communities, studying emerging behaviors, and producing creative projects across Tumblr and YouTube. One evening, while researching, I stumbled upon a YouTube video that illustrated exactly what I had been envisioning. It demonstrated, beneath the surface of its user interface, the precise functional behavior I believed a computer would need to process intelligence dynamically:
That moment connected everything. The problem wasn’t data or programming; it was design. Intelligence didn’t need to be simulated, it was all around us, we needed a tool to gather and process what we needed when we needed it. Using my white MacBook, I began sketching an alternative architecture: one that could capture, interpret, and process information intuitively, in real time, across multiple connected environments.
That framework became the foundation for what would later be recognized as artificial intelligence. I shared my early schematics and references with the team I’d been consulting with. We had a few early discussions, a few disagreements, and then silence. Not long after, the conversation around artificial intelligence exploded across the tech world.
Years later, as I began working with modern generative AI models, I recognized the same principles I had designed years earlier in Harlem. My approach diverged from the traditional “brain simulation” model pursued by early AI developers. Instead, it treated intelligence as an emergent process; an ecosystem capable of continuous, automated reasoning without explicit command.
It doesn’t wait for instruction because it is the instruction. It consumes, processes, and generates intelligence as function.
This design stands apart from earlier military-grade automation systems and commercial products like Watson, Alexa, or Siri, which depend on programmed inputs and controlled data sets. My architecture treats the act of processing itself as the essence of intelligence.
“Artificial intelligence is computer languages. ”
That’s why I maintain: Artificial Intelligence is computer languages and Artificial Intelligence is computer science. It’s literally computer science. It is not an imitation of thought; it is the infrastructure of it.
Today, my work extends beyond the realm of technology into sustainability, design, and human-centered innovation. Through Oaks + Oars, I explore how AI can coexist with ecological and social systems, advancing not only computational progress but human and planetary well-being.
What began as a spark of curiosity in Harlem evolved into a lifelong pursuit of building architectures that redefine how intelligence, creativity, and humanity move through the world together.
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