TOBY SHAPSHAK: Why Sam Altman was fired, then rehired (we think)
How news of the sudden sacking of a Silicon Valley start-up CEO overshadowed reports about two wars and is part of a future war over AI safety that hasn’t even begun
30 November 2023 - 05:00
For weeks the big international story has been the war in Gaza, and occasionally there was mention of the one in Ukraine. Little has been more important. Until OpenAI fired its CEO, Sam Altman.
In the days between November 17 and November 21 Altman was first sacked, then offered a job heading AI at Microsoft, and subsequently brought back to OpenAI as CEO. The OpenAI board resigned, except for one director...
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