Sam Altman sure came out a hero

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Satya Nadella, Sam Altman, Ilya Sutskever
In the battle between Microsoft and AI doomers, Sam Altman (pictured, middle) came out on top — with some help from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, who promptly scooped up the AI wunderkind. Even Open AI's Ilya Sutskever has said he regrets his role in Altman's firing.

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Microsoft hits record high after hiring former OpenAI boss Sam Altman

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Former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is joining Microsoft.

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Heart emojis, confusion, and a wave of support for Sam Altman. Here's what OpenAI employees are saying about Altman's shock ousting.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, whose company makes ChatGPT, arrives at Allen & Company's Sun Valley conference.
Former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has joined Microsoft after a chaotic weekend.

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The biggest potential loser of the OpenAI fiasco was Satya Nadella. Now he's outsmarted them all.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (L) talking to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella about their partnership at OpenAI's DevDay.

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ChatGPT's father Sam Altman was ousted by OpenAI's board then took a top job at Microsoft over the weekend. Here's how investors, analysts, and insiders reacted to the drama.

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Sam Altman.

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OpenAI cofounder and chief scientist says he deeply regrets participating in ousting Sam Altman

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Ilya Sutskever cofounded OpenAI.

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ChatGPT was Sam Altman's biggest achievement at OpenAI – and probably triggered his downfall

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the OpenAI DevDay event on November 6, 2023 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Sam Altman was pushed out of OpenAI on Friday.

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See the moment Sam Altman introduced Emmett Shear at Stanford 9 years before the ex-Twitch chief became OpenAI's CEO

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A collage of Emmett Shear and Sam Altman.
Emmett Shear and Sam Altman.

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OpenAI's new CEO revealed plans for his first 30 days in an X post at 1 a.m.

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Emmett Shear is the second interim CEO of OpenAI in three days.

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Elon Musk takes a dig at Sam Altman saying he'll have to use Microsoft Teams after he was fired on Google Meet

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Elon Musk helped start OpenAI with Sam Altman in 2015.

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