OpenAI's chaos has both hastened the arms race to AI dominance and opened the door to competitors

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has shown signs he's on edge ahead of Google's release of a new AI model this fall.

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Sam Altman enters his power era

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The reinstatement of Sam Altman as OpenAI CEO demonstrated the immense level of power he wields.

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The Week When AI Got High on Its Own Supply

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'Chessmaster' Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was the true winner from the OpenAI fiasco, Wedbush analyst says

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

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5 things that outlasted Emmett Shear's stint as OpenAI CEO

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Emmett Shear has been tapped to be the new CEO of OpenAI, The Information first reported.
Emmett Shear cofounded streaming platform Twitch in 2011.

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Some OpenAI engineers make as much as $800,000 and were key players in Sam Altman's return

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Sam Altman returned to OpenAI days after the company's board fired him.

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'Black Twitter' asks 'What if Sam Altman were a Black woman?' in the wake of ouster

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Sam Altman and Dr. Timnit Gebru

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OpenAI's offices were sent thousands of paper clips in an elaborate prank to warn about an AI apocalypse

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Microsoft's much-maligned Clippy was one of the first "intelligent office assistants" – but never tried to wipe out humanity.

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Yes, Sam Altman is back as OpenAI's CEO, but we still have lots of unanswered questions

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was fired by the company's board on Friday.

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OpenAI staff warned board of AI breakthrough before Sam Altman was fired, report says

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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI participates in the
Sam Altman.

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