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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)
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the OpenAI DevDay event on November 6, 2023 in San Francisco, California.
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at the company's first developer conference.
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Sam Altman and Mira Murati
OpenAI's Sam Altman and Mira Murati at an event in October 2023.
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Sam Altman memes
Several users have posted clips of Ari Gold returning to TMA's offices on the television show Entourage as corollary for Altman's return to OpenAI.
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
  • OpenAI's board ousted Sam Altman, its chief executive, on Friday.
  • The news shocked Silicon Valley. Many VCs expressed support for Altman.
  • Now, OpenAI may be trying to hire him back.

VCs this weekend have one message for Sam Altman — we're with you.

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Altman and Sutskever
Sam Altman (left) and Ilya Sutskever (right) may have had differences on how to balance AI innovation with regulation.
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Altman and Brockman were informed about their dismissal via Google Meet.
Altman and Brockman were informed about their dismissal via Google Meet.
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Sam Altman
Sam Altman, now the former CEO of OpenAI, was ousted in what some call a "coup."