OpenAI co-founder who had key role in attempted firing of Sam Altman departs

Ilya Sutskever, co-founder and chief scientist of OpenAI, announced his departure from the company after nearly a decade. Sutskever was involved in the controversial firing and subsequent rehiring of CEO Sam Altman last year. He has been less active in the company's daily operations recently and plans to focus on a new personal project.

Jakub Pachocki will replace Sutskever as OpenAI's new chief scientist. Pachocki has significantly contributed to the development of GPT-4 and OpenAI Five. The news of Sutskever's exit follows OpenAI's announcement of their upcoming AI model, GPT-4o, which promises advanced interactive capabilities.