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OpenAI fired Sam Altman, one of the most commercially savvy tech CEOs right now. Satya Nadella moved quickly to add him to Microsoft's ranks.
OpenAI fired Sam Altman, one of the most commercially savvy tech CEOs right now. Satya Nadella moved quickly to add him to Microsoft's ranks.

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  • The wildest coup in Silicon Valley's history just took place over the last 48 hours.
  • OpenAI booted CEO Sam Altman, nearly hired him back, then went with 2 other CEOs.
  • Altman has now been hired by Microsoft and OpenAI looks in danger of falling apart.

The most exciting business in artificial intelligence just blew itself up.

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This is the wildest coup in Silicon Valley history