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OpenAI's 'unusual' board can make unilateral decisions without asking permission from anyone—like deep-pocketed backer Microsoft and Satya Nadella

OpenAI says it wants to make decision on behalf of all of humanity, not its backers. Its investors aren't happy to learn that.

Fortune

OpenAI In Upheaval, Report Says Altman Could Return Amid Board Tensions: Microsoft Hits Record Highs, On Track For Best Year Since 1999

Former president of OpenAI, is reportedly contemplating a return to the company contingent on the resignation of the board members

Zenger

OpenAI's meltdown: What to know about Sam Altman's ouster, the employee revolt, and Microsoft's plot twist

On Friday afternoon, the OpenAI board fired Altman, saying he has not been “consistently candid” with them. By early Monday morning, he’d been hired by Microsoft.

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OpenAI staff ‘threaten to quit over ousting of Sam Altman’

A letter signed by around 500 members of staff says they will quit unless the firm’s board resigns and reinstates Mr Altman as CEO, it is reported.

The Independent UK

Elon Musk is enjoying changing the subject to OpenAI's implosion, roasting Sam Altman about not getting fired on Microsoft Teams

After last week’s terrible news cycle about him, Elon Musk pulled out his popcorn and live-tweeted the OpenAI meltdown.

Fortune

The OpenAI saga isn't over—here's how Sam Altman could still return

A lot of people stand to lose a lot of money if OpenAI tries to forge on without Sam Altman.

Fortune

OpenAI implosion provides high drama—and for once, Elon Musk is on the sidelines

OpenAI's future looks cloudy as ousted Sam Altman joins Microsoft and staffers threaten to leave.

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Ilya Sutskever, the OpenAI cofounder who helped oust CEO Sam Altman, says he “deeply regrets” his role and threatens to quit unless board resigns

Sutskever is believed to have played a key role in turning other board members against Altman.

Fortune

Elon Musk 'very worried' about the Sam Altman drama at OpenAI

ChatGPT maker OpenAI instituted a major governance change over the weekend. The move will likely have major implications for the future of the industry.

The Street

Sam Altman’s OpenAI exit leads to rollercoaster for sector

Firing of industry figurehead led to rebellion at his former employer and his hiring by its rival Microsoft

The Guardian - UK

Sam Altman's former employees overwhelmingly back his return to the company

Altman was fired last week from the company he founded.

The Street

OpenAI's crackup is another black eye for effective altruism

Effective altruism—made famous by Sam Bankman-Fried—is back in the news for all the wrong reasons.

Fortune

OpenAI staff threaten to quit en masse unless Sam Altman is reinstated

More than 600 employees demand resignation of board after shock firing of chief executive

The Guardian - UK

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OpenAI's 34-year-old CTO Mira Murati was briefly at the center of its CEO chaos

When OpenAI ousted CEO Sam Altman, Murati stepped in as interim CEO.

Zenger

OpenAI’s New CEO Says Real Reason Behind Sam Altman Ouster Not AI Safety: Gives Clue On Future Direction

OpenAI's new CEO, Emmett Shear, has dismissed concerns that the company's board fired Sam Altman over concerns about AI safety

Zenger

OpenAI Saga Plays Out: 3 CEOs In 3 Days As Mira Murati’s Efforts To Reinstate Sam Altman Fall Through — Board Names New CEO

One of the biggest controversies in the technology space unfolded Friday

The Independent UK

Microsoft hires OpenAI founders to lead AI research team after ChatGPT maker's shakeup

Microsoft has announced that it's hired Sam Altman and another co-founder of ChatGPT maker OpenAI after they unexpectedly departed the company days earlier in a corporate shakeup that shocked the artificial intelligence world

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The Guardian - UK

OpenAI staff threaten to quit unless Sam Altman returns; Abu Dhabi fund lined up to take control of Telegraph – as it happened

Around 500 employees of OpenAI have signed a letter saying they may quit and join Sam Altman at Microsoft, unless he is reappointed and the board resigns

Evening Standard

Sam Altman moves to Microsoft as OpenAI hires ex-Twitch boss Emmett Shear as new CEO

The days-long saga at the helm of the world’s best known AI business took another turn this morning after ChatGPT maker OpenAI said it would hire the former boss of Twitch as its new CEO, while its ousted exec Sam Altman would move to lead investor Microsoft to run an…

The Conversation

Who is Sam Altman, OpenAI's wunderkind ex-CEO – and why was he fired?

On Friday, OpenAI’s high-flying chief executive Sam Altman was unexpectedly fired by the company’s board. Co-founder and chief technology officer Greg Brockman was also removed as the board president, after which he promptly resigned.

The Street

Sam Altman looks to return to OpenAI as CEO

After a weekend of Silicon Valley mental overdrive over Sam Altman's Friday ouster as CEO of the artificial intelligence startup, it now appears the board that fired him will bring him back to the company.

Fortune

OpenAI investors are pushing for Sam Altman’s return, and it could mean changes to the board that fired him

Microsoft and other investors want Altman back as OpenAI CEO after his surprise ouster by the board on Friday.

Fortune

In the battle to bring ousted founder Sam Altman back to OpenAI, Microsoft and Satya Nadella hold the trump cards

The company doesn't have a seat on the board. What it does have is arguably more powerful.

Fortune

Here are the latest twists in the OpenAI shakeup and the 'boardroom coup' that ousted CEO Sam Altman

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI's abrupt firing of CEO Sam Altman sent shockwaves through the tech industry and raised a lot of big questions about what happened. Here's everything we know so far.

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