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Wait, was Sam Altman fired over ... vibes?

Wed, 11/22/2023 - 11:24

Sam Altman — Sam Altman is back — potential bad vibes with the board be damned.
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Sam Altman has returned to OpenAI as CEO, but the details of exactly why the board pushed him out in the first place are still a mystery.

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OpenAI employees reportedly celebrated Sam Altman's return with a smoke machine-filled party that triggered the fire alarm and 2 fire trucks

Wed, 11/22/2023 - 10:52

Sam Altman — The Wall Street Journal reports the OpenAI board pushed out Altman for always getting his way, but couldn't give an example.
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Sam Altman's return to OpenAI doesn't necessarily mean a return to normalcy

Wed, 11/22/2023 - 09:52

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A Chinese waitress who pretends to be a humanoid robot is dividing the internet

Wed, 11/22/2023 - 09:33

robot waiter — Your dinner could soon be served by a robot.
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OpenAI board's plan to get rid of Sam Altman really didn't go so well

Wed, 11/22/2023 - 07:26

Photo collage of Helen Toner, Ilya Sutskever and Tasha McCauley — Helen Toner, Ilya Sutskever and Tasha McCauley are all off the OpenAI board.
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Microsoft was preparing its San Francisco offices with MacBooks and HR on standby to welcome defecting OpenAI employees, then Sam Altman rejoined as CEO

Wed, 11/22/2023 - 06:13

A pedestrian walks by a sign at a LinkedIn office on July 26, 2023 in San Francisco, California. — Microsoft was prepping LinkedIn's offices in San Francisco for an influx of OpenAI defectors.
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Sam Altman is set to return as the CEO of OpenAI

Wed, 11/22/2023 - 03:51

Sam Altman — Sam Altman during the APEC CEO Summit in San Francisco, California.
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Larry Summers and Bret Taylor are joining OpenAI's board as Sam Altman returns

Wed, 11/22/2023 - 03:30

OpenAI's new board will consist of Larry Summers, Bret Taylor, and Adam D'Angelo. — OpenAI's new board will consist of Larry Summers, Bret Taylor, and Adam D'Angelo.
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Emmett Shear, who ran OpenAI for 72 hours before Sam Altman's return was confirmed, says he's 'deeply pleased' about the news

Wed, 11/22/2023 - 03:18

Satya Nadella, Sam Altman, and Emmett Shear speak at conferences. — Emmett Shear (right) became interim CEO after Sam Altman was ousted.
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Binance was slapped with a $4.3 billion fine because it let groups like Hamas and ISIS receive funds: Treasury Department

Wed, 11/22/2023 - 00:28

Binance cofounder and former CEO Changpeng — Binance cofounder and former CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, and US treasury secretary Janet Yellen
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