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Colton Stradling

ChatGPT is down worldwide with widespread service outages, as the OpenAI ship burns without Sam Altman (Updated)

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What you need to know

  • OpenAI has been leading the news cycle in the last week as CEO Sam Altman was fired and removed from the board of directors. 
  • Since then, Sam Altman and several others from OpenAI have joined Microsoft.
  • The board of directors at OpenAI has been criticized and many are questioning their ability to lead OpenAI without the top leadership.
  • Just a few days after these massive changes, ChatGPT seems to be suffering a near-complete service outage.
  • Update: The service now seems to be live again. In addition, Sam Altman has confirmed that he's returning to OpenAI with a new board of directors. 
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