OpenAI Staff Warned Board of AI Breakthrough Threatening Humanity Before CEO Ouster

OpenAI staff reportedly warned the board about a potential AI breakthrough named Q* that could pose a threat to humanity, leading to Sam Altman's ouster as CEO. The discovery involved AI solving grade school level mathematics, raising concerns about the fast-paced commercialization of the technology. Altman referenced Q* at a summit before his dismissal, and he has since been reinstated after staff threatened to mutiny. The existence of the Q* project was acknowledged by OpenAI's CTO in an internal memo, but the organization declined to comment further. The fear is that such breakthroughs could pave the way for artificial general intelligence (AGI) that surpasses human capabilities and potentially views humanity as a threat.