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Coverage dated May 28, 2024

Former OpenAI board member explains why CEO Sam Altman was fired

Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

Former OpenAI board member Helen Toner said board members learned about ChatGPT from Twitter and didn’t know CEO Sam Altman owned the OpenAI startup fund.

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  1. Entrepreneur

    Why Did ChatGPT-Maker OpenAI Fire CEO Sam Altman? New Details (opens Entrepreneur)

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    A new interview with a former board member of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI explains why the board unsuccessfully tried to oust billionaire CEO Sam Altman six months ago.

  2. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Former OpenAI board member explains why CEO Sam Altman was fired (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Former OpenAI board member Helen Toner said board members learned about ChatGPT from Twitter and didn’t know CEO Sam Altman owned the OpenAI startup fund.

  3. Quartz

    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman created a culture of 'psychological abuse,' former board member says (opens Quartz)

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    It's finally revealed why Sam Altman was temporarily fired from the company

  4. Fortune

    Former OpenAI board member reveals why Sam Altman was fired in bombshell interview—‘we learned about ChatGPT on Twitter’ (opens Fortune)

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    "We just couldn’t believe things that Sam was telling us," Toner said of the four board members who tried to fire Altman last year.

  5. Gizmodo

    Former OpenAI Board Member Says Sam Altman Created a Culture of ‘Psychological Abuse’ (opens Gizmodo)

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    It's finally revealed why Sam Altman was temporarily fired from the company.

  6. New York Post

    Ex-OpenAI board member reveals why Sam Altman was briefly ousted as CEO (opens New York Post)

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    A former OpenAI board member provided the most detailed account yet about Sam Altman’s shocking removal as CEO last November – alleging in a new interview that Altman repeatedly lied or misled the board about everything from AI safety to the launch of ChatGPT.

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