"Sam Altman's Ouster at OpenAI: Letter to Board Reveals AI Breakthrough"

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was ousted from his position after staff researchers sent a letter to the board of directors warning about a powerful artificial intelligence discovery that could pose a threat to humanity. The letter, which discussed an AI algorithm called Q* (pronounced Q-Star), was seen as a catalyst for Altman's removal. The researchers claimed that Q* had the potential to be a breakthrough in OpenAI's search for artificial general intelligence (AGI). While the capabilities of Q* have not been independently verified, its progress in solving certain mathematical problems has made researchers optimistic about its future success.