OpenAI in Turmoil as Altman Ousted as CEO, Top Researchers Consider Exit Amid Major AI Milestone
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Sam Altman was suddenly removed as CEO of OpenAI last Friday, sparking chaos at the AI firm.
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Investors like Microsoft are reportedly negotiating to bring Altman back amid staff departures.
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Altman's ouster was led by chief scientist Ilya Sutskever in a board coup without other leaders present.
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Speculation is OpenAI may have achieved a major AI milestone, causing disagreement on sharing it.
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If Altman starts a rival firm, many top researchers would likely leave OpenAI to join him.