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Mira Murati’s deposition pulled back the curtain on Sam Altman’s ouster

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The former OpenAI CTO had receipts. But they mostly confuse her own story. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The former OpenAI CTO had receipts. But they mostly confuse her own story. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The week leading up to Thanksgiving 2023 was the AI industry’s biggest soap opera moment. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was abruptly ousted from his role at the ChatGPT maker. The explanation? That Altman was “not consistently candid in his communications with the board

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May 27, 2026·GizmodoT2 · Outlet report
Sam Altman Would Like the Record to Show AI Will Not Take Your Job (Despite Everything He's Said Previously)

Sam Altman is calling off the jobs apocalypse, so please put your molotov cocktails away. In a recent appearance at a conference hosted by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the CEO of OpenAI admitted that his previous warnings about mass…

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May 27, 2026·GizmodoT2 · Outlet reportLATEST
Sam Altman Would Like the Record to Show AI Will Not Take Your Job (Despite Everything He's Said Previously)

Sam Altman is calling off the jobs apocalypse, so please put your molotov cocktails away. In a recent appearance at a conference hosted by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the CEO of OpenAI admitted that his previous…

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May 20, 2026·TechCrunchT2 · Outlet report
Sam Altman makes 'mic drop' offer to every Y Combinator startup | TechCrunch

Last day to exhibit your breakthrough to 10,000+ tech leaders at Disrupt is on Oct 2. Book Exhibit Table Now. Disrupt doors open Oct. 13. Get your pass and bring someone with you at 50% off. REGISTER NOW. During a Y…

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May 18, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
Morning Mail: The rise of AI use in psychiatry; Altman beats Musk in clash of tech titans; ancient dingo bond revealed

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletter Good morning. In a sign of the times, a Melbourne psychiatrist is refusing to…

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May 18, 2026·CNNT2 · Outlet report
Musk loses case against OpenAI | CNN Business

Elon Musk waited too long to sue OpenAI and its leaders, a jury in Oakland, California, decided on Monday. A lawsuit he filed was barred by the statute of limitations, the jury found after about 90 minutes of…

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May 17, 2026·TechCrunchT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
Why trust is a big question at the Elon Musk-OpenAI trial | TechCrunch

Last day to exhibit your breakthrough to 10,000+ tech leaders at Disrupt is on Oct 2. Book Exhibit Table Now. Disrupt doors open Oct. 13. Get your pass and bring someone with you at 50% off. REGISTER NOW. Lawyers for…

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May 14, 2026·GizmodoT2 · Outlet report
Who Won the Elon Musk vs OpenAI Trial?

The trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI over the accusation that the organization abandoned its founding mission in pursuit of profits is winding down, with both sides making their closing arguments on Thursday. It’s…

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May 12, 2026·The VergeT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
Sam Altman was winning on the stand, but it might not be enough

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May 12, 2026·EngadgetT2 · Outlet report
Digg is back again, this time to aggregate AI news - Engadget

Digg is back again and has taken on yet another form: A website that aggregates news about artificial intelligence. "[T]he internet has more noise than ever, and the people who can sort signal from it have never been…

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May 7, 2026·The VergeT2 · Outlet reportOPENING
Mira Murati’s deposition pulled back the curtain on Sam Altman’s ouster

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T2 · Outlet reportGizmodoMay 27, 2026

Sam Altman is calling off the jobs apocalypse, so please put your molotov cocktails away. In a recent appearance at a conference hosted by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the CEO of OpenAI admitted that his previous warnings about mass…

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T2 · Outlet reportTechCrunchMay 20, 2026

Last day to exhibit your breakthrough to 10,000+ tech leaders at Disrupt is on Oct 2. Book Exhibit Table Now. Disrupt doors open Oct. 13. Get your pass and bring someone with you at 50% off. REGISTER NOW. During a Y Combinator event on…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe GuardianMay 18, 2026

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletter Good morning. In a sign of the times, a Melbourne psychiatrist is refusing to take on new patients…

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T2 · Outlet reportCNNMay 18, 2026

Elon Musk waited too long to sue OpenAI and its leaders, a jury in Oakland, California, decided on Monday. A lawsuit he filed was barred by the statute of limitations, the jury found after about 90 minutes of deliberation. Their verdict…

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T2 · Outlet reportTechCrunchMay 17, 2026

Last day to exhibit your breakthrough to 10,000+ tech leaders at Disrupt is on Oct 2. Book Exhibit Table Now. Disrupt doors open Oct. 13. Get your pass and bring someone with you at 50% off. REGISTER NOW. Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI…

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T2 · Outlet reportGizmodoMay 14, 2026

The trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI over the accusation that the organization abandoned its founding mission in pursuit of profits is winding down, with both sides making their closing arguments on Thursday. It’s been a three-week…

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