The “traitorous eight,” the PayPal Mafia and … the OpenAI expats? OpenAI’s meltdown is likely to become the latest installment in what’s becoming a Silicon Valley tradition: turmoil […]
Emmett Shear, the ex-Twitch CEO tasked with stabilizing OpenAI, has some spicy social history
Emmett Shear, the interim CEO of OpenAI, may be out of a job by the end of the hour, day or week given how fast and unexpectedly things […]
The Future Of ChatGPT Just Became A Circus
OpenAI is the research organization behind ChatGPT, the AI-generated chatbot that took the internet by storm last year for its capacity to have really weird conversations with tech journalists. It’s at the center of Microsoft’s big bet on generative AI tools transforming the world, gaming, and more, and it’s now at…
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OpenAI employees are pissed about Sam Altman departure. Here’s proof.
After Sam Altman was abruptly fired as CEO of OpenAI, OpenAI employees, including top leadership have come to his defense.
Another OpenAI twist: Microsoft hires Sam Altman as AI team lead
Shortly after OpenAI fired Sam Altman as CEO, Microsoft hired him to lead its own AI research team.
OpenAI names Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear new interim CEO, closing door on Sam Altman’s return
Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear is reportedly OpenAI’s new interim CEO, replacing Mira Murati and ending hopes former CEO Sam Altman could return.
Altman won’t return as OpenAI’s CEO after all
Capping off a tumultuous weekend at OpenAI that culminated in investors — and a contingent of employees — attempting to convince the company’s board to hire back former […]
Sam Altman and OpenAI: Here’s everything you need to know about the drama
There’s still a lot unknown about OpenAI and Sam Altman’s departure. Now, the company wants him back. Here’s what we know so far.
OpenAI’s board is no match for investors’ wrath
On Friday, the board of OpenAI, the AI startup behind ChatGPT and other viral AI-powered hits, did something unexpected but seemingly well within its right: removed the company’s […]
OpenAI fires CEO Sam Altman, Airbnb acquires GamePlanner.AI, and Epic battles Google over antitrust
Howdy, folks, and welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s newsletter that recaps the major tech industry happenings over the past week (or so). Microsoft’s Ignite conference, where […]