OpenAI's New Advanced AI , May Have Played a Role , in Sam Altman Chaos.<br />Futurism reports that mystery continues to swirl <br />around drama at OpenAI that saw CEO Sam Altman <br />ousted and then reinstated less than a week later. .<br />Futurism reports that mystery continues to swirl <br />around drama at OpenAI that saw CEO Sam Altman <br />ousted and then reinstated less than a week later. .<br />One of the theories behind the upheaval is <br />that the company may have developed a highly <br />advanced AI that threw the board into chaos. .<br />Last week, Reuters was one of the outlets <br />to report that OpenAI had been spooked <br />by its Q* project, pronounced "Q star.".<br />The new Q* system has been touted as <br />a significant step towards the company's goal of <br />achieving an AGI, or artificial general intelligence.<br />Reuters reported that Mira Murati, a former OpenAI <br />nonprofit board member, acknowledged the existence <br />of this new Q* model in an internal staff message.<br />Sources claim that Q* was at the heart of the decision <br />to fire Altman over a push for commercializing <br />the product before it was fully understood.<br />Those sources claim the new AI system is capable of solving <br />grade-school math equations, an achievement long <br />considered a benchmark in developing an AGI.<br />In the case of math, we know existing <br />AIs have been shown to be capable <br />of undergraduate-level math but to <br />struggle with anything more advanced, Andrew Rogoyski, Director at the Surrey Institute <br />for People-Centered AI, via Futurism.<br />However, if an AI can solve new, <br />unseen problems, not just regurgitate <br />or reshape existing knowledge, <br />then this would be a big deal, <br />even if the math is relatively simple, Andrew Rogoyski, Director at the Surrey Institute <br />for People-Centered AI, via Futurism.<br />Futurism reports that researchers remain optimistic that if <br />Q* is capable of solving these simple math problems, <br />it would represent a major step forward toward actual AGI.
