OpenAI's chief scientist Ilya Sutskever has been missing in action ever since his ill-fated "palace coup" in November. Now, the startup's CEO Sam Altman has answered the question that has been on everyone's mind since then.
What Happened: Altman addressed the question about Sutskever's whereabouts on the Lex Fridman Podcast.
Fridman jokingly asked Altman if Sutskever was "being held hostage in a secret nuclear facility."
Not only did Altman deny it, but he laughed about it with Fridman, who pointed out that it has become a meme of sorts on social media.
While Altman was briefly ousted, he's now back at the top of the company with a revamped board of directors. Helen Toner, another board member, was part of Sutskever's bid to remove Altman. While Toner is out of the company, Sutskever is still a part of it.
But Altman seems to have no ill will for Sutskever.
"I love Ilya. I have tremendous respect for Ilya. I really hope we work together for certainly the rest of my career."
There have been murmurs about Sutskever having ...