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Fortune
Christiaan Hetzner

OpenAI staff reportedly warned the board about an AI breakthrough that could threaten humanity before Sam Altman was ousted

OpenAI's Sam Altman (Credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds—AFP via Getty Images)

A potential breakthrough in the field of artificial intelligence may have contributed to Sam Altman’s recent ouster as CEO of OpenAI.

According to a Reuters report citing two sources acquainted with the matter, several staff researchers wrote a letter to the organization’s board warning of a discovery that could potentially threaten the human race.

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