Emergency Pod: Sam Altman is Out at Open AI

Update: 2023-11-18

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Sam Altman, the chief executive of Open AI, was pushed out of the company by its board of directors on Friday. The news was a complete shock to much of the company’s employee base and to its largest corporate partner, Microsoft. Silicon Valley insiders are scrambling to get answers on exactly what happened and why the board’s decision seemed so abrupt. We rundown what we know and the many things we still don’t.

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Emergency Pod: Sam Altman is Out at Open AI

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Emergency Pod: Sam Altman is Out at Open AI

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Emergency Pod: Sam Altman is Out at Open AI