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The OpenAI shakeup and what it means for the future of AI

Microsoft announced that it hired Sam Altman, the co-founder of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, after he was unexpectedly fired from that company days earlier. Microsoft is a financial partner in OpenAI. Altman had kicked off a global race for artificial intelligence supremacy and was the face of the AI boom. Geoff Bennett discussed the corporate shakeup with Mike Isaac of The New York Times.

The OpenAI shakeup and what it means for the future of AI

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