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Your Shortcut to... Sam Altman and OpenAI
Published 2 years, 7 months ago
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Internal troubles at OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, have led to its high profile CEO Sam Altman being sacked – followed by scrambled efforts by investors to reappoint him. It's a messy corporate story with consequences for AI and one of the world's most important tech companies.
Squiz recommends:
Reading: The New Yorker profile on Altman, from back in 2016.
Listening: Our Squiz Shortcut on artificial intelligence from June, if you want to get your head around the basics.
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