Decoder with Nilay Patel

Chaos at OpenAI: What happened to Sam Altman, and what's next


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What actually happened at OpenAI in the last three days? Decoder host and Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks with Verge editors Alex Heath and David Pierce to break it down and try to work out what's next.


Further reading:


  • Sam Altman fired as CEO of OpenAI
  • OpenAI’s new CEO is Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear
  • OpenAI board in discussions with Sam Altman to return as CEO
  • Emmett Shear named new CEO of OpenAI by board
  • Microsoft hires former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
  • Hundreds of OpenAI employees threaten to resign and join Microsoft
  • Sam Altman is still trying to return as OpenAI CEO

  • We’re doing a survey on how people use The Verge (and what they’d want from a Verge subscription). If you’re interested in helping us out, you can fill out the survey right here: http://theverge.com/survey


    Credits:


    Decoder is a production of The Verge and is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.


    Today’s episode was produced by Liam James, Kate Cox, and Nick Statt. It was edited by Andru Marino. 

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