Elon Musk thinks OpenAI may have made a dangerous discovery — and that's behind the Sam Altman drama

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Elon Musk questioned why Sam Altman was initially ousted from OpenAI.
Elon Musk questioned why Sam Altman was initially ousted from OpenAI.

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Sam Altman chaos helped OpenAI rivals, says Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue

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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, speaks during The Wall Street Journal's WSJ Tech Live Conference in Laguna Beach, California on October 17, 2023.
Sam Altman returned as CEO of OpenAI.

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Ex-Google researcher says there's more chance she'd go back to Google than join OpenAI's board

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Former Google researcher Timnit Gebru, who was fired from the company in 2020 over a research paper that argued AI could contribute to racial bias.
Former Google researcher Timnit Gebru says she has no interest in joining the new OpenAI board.

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OpenAI doesn't plan to offer Microsoft or other outside investors a board seat: reports

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OpenAI's incoming board chairman, Bret Taylor (left), and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.
OpenAI's incoming board chairman, Bret Taylor (left), and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

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Sam Altman's return to OpenAI means he joins Steve Jobs and Jack Dorsey on a list of CEOs who left companies they founded – then eventually came back.

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Sam Altman was forced out as the CEO of OpenAI on Friday, setting into motion a weekend of chaos for the company.

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

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Sam Altman speaking into a microphone.
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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'Chessmaster' Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was the true winner from the OpenAI fiasco, Wedbush analyst says

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
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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