Microsoft-backed OpenAI: CEO Altman out, lands at Microsoft AI unit

‘The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI,’ according to a statement from OpenAI

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Microsoft-backed OpenAI: CEO Altman out, lands at Microsoft AI unit

Sam Altman has left the CEO role at OpenAI, the organisation known for its ChatGPT generative artificial intelligence product and work with Microsoft on GenAI. In a statement published Friday on...

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