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‘OpenAI is likely to fail now’: writer and scientist Gary Marcus on the sacking of Sam Altman

22 November 2023

5:00 PM

22 November 2023

5:00 PM

This morning, OpenAI – the firm behind ChatGPT – rehired its chief executive, Sam Altman, after it fired him on Friday. Altman is the most prominent ambassador for the world of artificial intelligence, and was set to join Microsoft after leaving the company. After his sacking, more than 95 per cent of OpenAI’s employees demanded that the board leave and reinstate him.

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