‘The Board No Longer Has Confidence In His Ability’: ChatGPT Fires Controversial CEO Sam Altman

Sam Altman used to be the face of the AI tech boom, but now he’s like many that AI has affected—unemployed.

Earlier today, OpenAI, the company behind the popular chatbot ChatGPT, announced the firing of its influential CEO and founder. The surprising decision came after an Open investigation found that Altman was not entirely open with the board of directors.

“Mr. Altman’s departure follows a deliberative review process by the board, which concluded that he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board,

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