Sam Altman reclaims OpenAI CEO role after board drama

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Sam Altman has reclaimed his position as the CEO of OpenAI, after a boardroom dispute that may have nearly destroyed the company in the past few days. He will be joined by Greg Brockman, the former president who quit over Altman’s ouster.

The company said on Tuesday night it has a “preliminary agreement” for Altman to resume his role, along with a new board of Bret Taylor, Larry Summers, and Adam D’Angelo. D’Angelo is the sole survivor of the previous board that fired Altman on Friday. He stays on the new board to represent the old board, sources say.

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Sam Altman’s Microsoft move not final, OpenAI board under pressure

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Sam Altman’s move to Microsoft after being fired from OpenAI is not final yet. He and co-founder Greg Brockman want to return to OpenAI if the board members who ousted him resign, sources tell The Verge. The board is under pressure from the threat of losing almost every OpenAI employee, who supports Altman and Brockman. Altman posted on X that the battle continues. He and the company’s investors are still trying to find a graceful exit for the board, sources say.

Meanwhile, the board announced that Emmett Shear, the co-founder of Twitch, would be CEO, but Altman and Brockman are still negotiating with the board to potentially come back.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman fired, CTO Mira Murati named interim CEO

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On Friday, OpenAI’s board of directors announced a surprise shakeup of its top leadership. CEO Sam Altman was fired and will leave the company and the board immediately. Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati will take over as interim CEO.

The board said that Altman’s dismissal was the result of an internal review process that found he had not been honest and transparent in his communications with the board, compromising its ability to oversee the company. Therefore, the board lost trust in his leadership and let him go.

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Boston Dynamics tests ChatGPT on its robot dog Spot

Boston Dynamics has added ChatGPT to its robot dog Spot, which may make it creepier to some of you now. The integration gives Spot programmable personalities and a fake mouth that moves, which, um, yeah, it's kinda yikes.

This is just an experiment for now, but it has potential. Some companies like National Grid, BP, and the NYPD already use Spot. ChatGPT could make it more useful or again creepy, depending on your view.

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