Last week one of the biggest names in artificial intelligence, Sam Altman, was removed as CEO of OpenAI - the tech company behind ChatGPT. Altman co-founded the company with Elon Musk, and news of the board’s decision to dump him as CEO has taken many in tech and business by surprise. There have been plenty of questions surrounding his departure, so in the deep dive we’ll take you through what we know about why Altman was ousted, what OpenAI has said about the news, and Altman’s version of events. 

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