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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This is the wildest coup in Silicon Valley history

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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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OpenAI is bleeding talent in the wake of Sam Altman's ouster

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will join Microsoft after negotiations for him to return to OpenAI broke down.

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OpenAI's Ilya Sutskever once burned a wooden effigy to show his commitment to safe AI, report says

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Sam Altman (C), US entrepreneur, investor, programmer, and founder and CEO of artificial intelligence company OpenAI, and the company's co-founder and chief scientist Ilya Sutskever (R), speak together at Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv on June 5, 2023.
Sam Altman and OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever.

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OpenAI's new CEO Emmett Shear said the company handled Sam Altman's ousting 'very badly' and 'seriously damaged our trust'

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Emmett Shear was appointed the new interim CEO of OpenAI on Sunday

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Microsoft hires former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman after a weekend of chaos

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (left) and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

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Former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is joining Microsoft.

Emmett Shear, OpenAI's new interim CEO, shares Sam Altman's worry that AI could destroy all life

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Emmett Shear has been tapped to be the new CEO of OpenAI, The Information first reported.
Emmett Shear has been tapped to be the new CEO of OpenAI, The Information first reported.

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