OpenAI CEO Altman Faces Stormy Future After Temporary Ouster Amid AI Revolution
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Altman co-founded OpenAI in 2015 and helped create major AI products like ChatGPT, DALL-E, Codex, and more. He advocated for AI safety regulations.
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ChatGPT's launch in late 2022 sparked an AI revolution, with industries rushing to compete. Altman resisted calls for an AI development pause.
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Altman clashed with former partner Elon Musk, who launched his own AI company xAI. The two CEOs traded AI-generated insults on Twitter.
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In November, the OpenAI board abruptly removed Altman as CEO citing lack of confidence, but after employee protests and Microsoft intervention, he was reinstated within days.
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OpenAI continues to rapidly develop new AI under Altman, with GPT-4 and GPT-5 now on the roadmap, though the future remains uncertain.