OpenAI/Artificial Intelligence/TechFormer OpenAI board member explains why they fired Sam Altman Former OpenAI board member explains why they fired Sam Altman / Helen Toner explains last year’s OpenAI coup as the result of ‘outright lying’ that made it impossible to trust the CEO. By Richard Lawler, a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge
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