The Controversial Journey of OpenAI's Sam Altman
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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, revealed in a podcast interview that getting fired from OpenAI was "unbelievably painful" and compared it to the grief he felt when his father passed away. Altman was abruptly ousted from his position on November 17 but was reinstated a few days later after protests from OpenAI staff. Altman's firing caught the tech world by surprise, and while the board cited communication issues, no further details were provided. Altman expressed gratitude towards his team and acknowledged the echoes of grief in both experiences.
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