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Chloe Taylor

Emmett Shear lasted just 72 hours as Sam Altman's replacement as OpenAI CEO

A close up shot of Emmett Shear smiling during a Bloomberg Television interview. (Credit: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Emmett Shear—who cofounded and formerly headed up streaming service Twitch—was named interim CEO of OpenAI on Sunday after Sam Altman’s shocking ouster, only to be replaced around three days later when Altman was reinstated.

In a Tuesday night post on X, Shear insisted he was happy with Altman being brought back to lead OpenAI—even though it meant he would have to step aside.

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