近日，OpenAI 首席执行官萨姆·阿尔特曼（Sam Altman）在接受《时代》杂志主编山姆·雅各布斯（Sam Jacobs）采访时，谈及了去年年底公司和他个人经历的巨变。阿尔特曼表示，这次经历虽然非常痛苦，但却强化了整个组织的团结程度，对公司产生了非常积极的影响。
去年 11 月中旬，阿尔特曼突然被 OpenAI 董事会解雇，几天后又重新担任首席执行官。他说：“这对我个人来说非常痛苦，但实际上我认为这对 OpenAI 来说是件好事。”重新执掌公司后，阿尔特曼表示，OpenAI 从未像现在这样团结、坚定、专注。
阿尔特曼表示，他从未料到这一刻会“这么快”到来。但此前他也曾想过，在 OpenAI 开发通用人工智能的道路上，紧张局势将不可避免地在某个时候达到高潮。通用人工智能有和人类一样的常识和意识，目前来看仍然是一种假想的人工智能形式。
阿尔特曼说：“我也不希望这样的事发生在对手身上。但它确实对公司产生了极其积极的影响。”阿尔特曼表示，他仍然需要解决所发生的一切问题。但从中得到最大的收获是，他意识到招聘优秀人才是首席执行官最重要的工作。
阿尔特曼重返 OpenAI 后的新董事会成员包括硅谷资深人士布雷特·泰勒（Bret Taylor）和经济学家、前哈佛大学校长拉里·萨默斯（Larry Summers）。此外还有老董事会中的元老人物、Quora 首席执行官兼联合创始人亚当·德安吉洛 (Adam D’angelo)。
阿尔特曼回归后，OpenAI 做出的一个重大改变是，新董事会可以否决阿尔特曼的决定。在采访中，阿尔特曼表示，他希望 OpenAI 能够自力更生，以防未来出现更多争议。他说，OpenAI 在不确定和有压力时发挥作用的能力对整个世界至关重要。
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News Title: Altman Talks About OpenAI’s Dramatic Changes: A Painful Experience Brings Positive Impacts
Keywords: OpenAI, Altman, Dramatic Changes
News Content:
Recently, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, discussed the dramatic changes that the company and he personally experienced last year. Altman said that although the experience was very painful, it strengthened the unity of the entire organization and had a very positive impact on the company.
In mid-November last year, Altman was suddenly fired by the OpenAI board, only to be reinstated as CEO a few days later. He said, “It was very painful for me personally, but I actually think it was good for OpenAI.” After regaining control of the company, Altman said that OpenAI has never been as united, determined, and focused as it is now.
Altman said that he never expected this moment to come so quickly. But he had also thought that in the process of developing general artificial intelligence, tensions would inevitably reach a climax at some point. General artificial intelligence, which has the same common sense and consciousness as humans, is still a hypothetical form of artificial intelligence at present.
Altman said, “I don’t want this to happen to my opponents, but it really had a very positive impact on our company.” Altman said that he still needs to solve all the problems that have occurred, but the biggest takeaway he got from it is that he realized that recruiting excellent talents is the most important job of a CEO.
After returning to OpenAI, Altman’s new board members include Silicon Valley veteran Bret Taylor and economist and former Harvard University president Larry Summers. In addition, there are old board members, such as Adam D’angelo, CEO and co-founder of Quora.
One significant change Altman made after his return to OpenAI is that the new board can veto Altman’s decisions. In the interview, Altman said that he hopes OpenAI can stand on its own feet to prevent future disputes. He said that OpenAI’s ability to function in uncertainty and pressure is crucial to the entire world.
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