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New Nobel Prize winner, AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton, says he’s proud his student fired OpenAI boss Sam Altman

The 76-year-old argued it’s “unfortunate” that Altman has put profits over AI safety.

Fortune

OpenAI is suffering an exodus of senior talent

The newest departures leave OpenAI with only three of its 11 original cofounders.

Fortune

OpenAI Co-founder John Schulman Departs To Join Amazon-backed Anthropic

His departure follows OpenAI's recent dissolution of its superalignment team, a group dedicated to ensuring human control over advanced AI systems.

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Ilya Sutskever left OpenAI after mutinying against Sam Altman—now he’s launching his own startup for safe AI

A star in the field, Sutskever left his former employer in May hinting he wasn't leaving AI research. His departure came almost six months to the day since he joined board directors in sacking Altman.

Fortune

Can we afford to let AI companies ask for forgiveness instead of permission?

AI companies have adopted Silicon Valley's most controversial playbook to judge by a string of recent events.

Fortune

Anthropic's position on AI safety is helping it attract researchers from OpenAI

Anthropic's stance on AI safety is helping it lure AI researchers away from OpenAI, whose trust and safety credentials taken a battering in recent weeks.

Fortune

A timeline of OpenAI controversy: November 2023 to May 2024

Is Altman taking too many risks in his pursuit of artificial general intelligence? The answer lies in Altman's past, from leading a victorious coup to trading blows with a Hollywood A-lister.

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Sam Altman's reputation gets dragged further into the mud

Allegations by former OpenAI board member Helen Toner paint a grim picture of Altman's ethics.

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Former OpenAI board member reveals why Sam Altman was fired in bombshell interview—‘we learned about ChatGPT on Twitter’

"We just couldn’t believe things that Sam was telling us," Toner said of the four board members who tried to fire Altman last year.

Fortune

An ex-OpenAI board member says reports of psychological abuse, coupled with lack of communication on ChatGPT’s existence, fueled Sam Altman's firing as CEO

A former OpenAI board member disclosed that Altman's ousting was fueled by two reports filed by two OpenAI executives citing psychological abuse, which led to a "toxic atmosphere" at the company.

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OpenAI’s Sam Altman returning to board after probe into company turmoil

Investigation by outside law firm into Altman’s firing finds his conduct ‘did not mandate removal.’

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Elon Musk Invites OpenAI Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever To Join Tesla Or xAI

Former OpenAI board member Helen Toner claims Sam Altman's firing wasn't about AI safety but it was about a lack of trust.

International Business Times UK

One of the two female OpenAI board members replaced after the Sam Altman incident says a company lawyer tried to pressure her with an ‘intimidation’ tactic

Speaking out for the first time since the shake-up at OpenAI, ex–board member Helen Toner told her side of the story in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.

Fortune

Kissinger Dies

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OpenAI is a nonprofit-corporate hybrid: A management expert explains how this model works − and how it fueled the tumult around CEO Sam Altman's short-lived ouster

The board of OpenAI, creator of the popular ChatGPT and DALL-E artificial intelligence tools, fired Sam Altman, its chief executive officer, in late November 2023.

The Guardian - UK

OpenAI’s directors have been anything but open. What the hell happened?

In the top company in the world’s most explosive industry, the boss was fired and rehired – and no one has said why

The Guardian - AU

Who is Helen Toner the Australian woman ousted from the board of OpenAI?

Sam Altman and Toner reportedly discussed a paper she had written criticising the timing of OpenAI’s release of ChatGPT shortly before Altman was fired

Reason

Don't Trust a Model UN Nerd

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Craig Thomson pleads guilty to COVID fraud

Former Labor MP Craig Thompson pleads guilty to dishonestly receiving $25,000 in COVID grants, and Peter Dutton says passing retrospective legislation that gives the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission more powers proves the government and opposition can work together just fine.

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Who is Helen Toner? Meet the 30-something Australian OpenAI board member who voted out Sam Altman

‘She knew quite early she was headed for the big leagues,’ said one person who knew her from United Nations Youth Australia.

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