OpenAI Board Didn’t Receive A Letter About Q* That Led To Sam Altman’s Ouster, Report [Video]

The rumour mill has been churning out speculations surrounding OpenAI’s “humanity-threatening” AI dubbed Q* for a while now. However, has the American AI company really built this AI technology?

Last week, reports by Reuters and The Information indicated that several OpenAI employees had warned the company’s board of directors of the “prowess” and “potential danger” of an internal research project called Q* (pronounced Q Star).

According to the report, this AI project is capable of solving certain math problems at grade-school level. While that isn’t really impressive, the researchers involved believed Q* could be a step towards creating artificial general intelligence (AGI).

As per the Reuters report, OpenAI senior exec Mira Murati told staff that a letter about Q* led to CEO Sam Altman’s dismissal earlier this month. Reportedly, the board fired Altman to stop him from releasing this humanity-threatening AI model.

Contrary to these reports, a person familiar with the matter told The Vergethat …