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The messy human drama behind OpenAI

2023/11/21
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The company behind ChatGPT pushed out its CEO Sam Altman on Friday. OpenAI's board gave the public little insight into its controversial decision. On Sunday, Microsoft announced it was hiring Sam Altman. By Monday morning, hundreds of OpenAI employees are threatening to leave unless the board resigns. Kate Clark, deputy bureau chief at tech publication The Information, says the saga is far from over.Today on the show, we explore the fault lines below the world of artificial intelligence development, and how the pressure built until a leading CEO was fired.**Related episodes:**Bots, bootleggers and Baptists (Apple Podcasts) / Spotify)) *For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org). Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.*Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)