Time magazine today selected the 2023CEO,OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was honored with this award, a recognition of his technological vision and leadership during a year filled with challenges and triumphs.
Altman said this year's Thanksgiving was extra special for him. He reflected on the year OpenAI has experienced, including the company's transition from non-profit to partially for-profit, and the introduction of artificial intelligence chatbots.ChatGPTexplosive growth.
Regarding OpenAI's rapid growth, Altman said: "This is a very crazy thing. So far, I am still dizzy about it." He called on everyone to be more patient with the company's changes.
OpenAI has undergone a dramatic transformation in recent years, from a nonprofit research lab dedicated to advancing artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity to an $80 billion entity. Altman acknowledged that ChatGPT and its successor GPT-4 have had a revolutionary impact on OpenAI and the world at large.
Altman also said that OpenAI will continue to release more open source models, including models for developing countries, to narrow the gap with developed countries.
Although the company has experienced internal turmoil, with Altman briefly leaving but later returning as CEO, his leadership of OpenAI shows him to be an influential and visionary executive who represents the face of a technological revolution.