Inside OpenAI’s Shock Firing of Sam Altman: Big Take

Nov. 20, 2023

Sam Altman speaks during a forum in Taipei, Taiwan on Sept. 25, 2023.

Photographer: Annabelle Chih/Bloomberg

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On Nov. 6, at OpenAI’s first developer conference, the acclaim for co-founder and chief executive officer Sam Altman seemed universal. Eleven days later he was fired — kicking off a period of tumult in the AI world that has yet to resolve itself.

Read The Big Take for a look inside the fierce battle behind Altman’s ouster.

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