OpenAI Abruptly Fires Sam Altman After ‘Deliberate’ Board Review

OpenAI announced today (Nov. 17) Sam Altman will step down as CEO and a board member of the A.I. company behind ChatGPT effective immediately. Current OpenAI chief technology officer Mira Murati will step in as interim CEO as the company searches for Altman’s permanent replacement. Altman’s surprise departure is the result of “a deliberative review process by the board, which concluded that he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities,” OpenAI said in an announcement. “The board no longer has...