We re-examine the swirl of events at OpenAI in November, starting with the Nov 6th Dev Day in San Francisco. Then the tumultuous firing and re-hiring of CEO Sam Altman, President Greg Brockman, and related Board ups and downs. Links:

• History of OpenAI Board.
  • Board as of Nov 1, 2023: Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, Helen Toner, Tasha McCauley, Adam D'Angelo
  • Board as of Dec 1, 2023: Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, Bret Taylor
• May 2023 - Reid Hoffman left OpenAI Board and announces investment in InflectionAI.
• History of impeachments at US Supreme Court.
• Casey Newton's recent Platformer newsletters summarizing events at OpenAI.

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