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Strategy & Governance·OpenAI·Nov 2023

★23. OpenAI Board Crisis

The governance crisis that shook AI

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Summary

On November 17, OpenAI's board fired Sam Altman as CEO, triggering a 5-day crisis that saw 745 of 770 employees threaten to resign, Altman's reinstatement, a reconstituted board, and fundamental questions about AI governance.

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