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Today in Focus

He’s back: Sam Altman and the chaos at the heart of the AI industry

Today in Focus

The Guardian

News, Daily News

4.65.9K Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

The CEO of OpenAI was sacked and then rehired days later, after staff threatened to follow him. But what does this corporate drama tell us about the future of AI? Blake Montgomery explains. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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This is the Guardian. Today, first he was sacked and now he's back.

0:15.0

Sam Altman and the mayhem at the top of the AI industry.

0:37.0

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1:08.4

To find out more, search AAT Training. the acceptable face of AI. This startup wonder kid who's travelled the world charming

1:27.6

its leaders from Rishi Sunak to Yun-Sung Yol. He reassures them that though this emerging technology might seem frightening

1:36.9

and unpredictable, in the right hands, at least in the hands of his company, Open AI.

1:44.0

It can be a force for good.

1:47.0

He is one of the most important figures in that industry,

1:50.0

in that hugely influential technology's development development and he was flying high.

1:55.0

It seemed like nothing could touch him and he was doing an amazing job.

1:59.0

Until it seems he wasn't.

2:02.0

This morning an open revolt inside open AI.

2:06.0

Development rocking the tech world,

2:08.0

the unexpected firing of open AI CEO Sam Altman.

2:11.0

Sam Altman is out as CEO of Open AI.

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