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3. The Fear and Tension That Led to Sam Altman’s Ouster at OpenAI: The departure of the high-profile boss of the San Francisco company drew attention to a philosophical rift among the people building new AI systems

4. Warning from OpenAI leaders helped trigger Sam Altman’s ouster: The senior employees described Altman as psychologically abusive, creating delays at the artificial-intelligence start-up—complaints that were a major factor in the board’s abrupt decision to fire the CEO

5. Altman’s polarizing past hints at OpenAI board’s reason for firing him: Before OpenAI, Altman was asked to leave by his mentor at the prominent start-up incubator Y Combinator, part of a pattern of clashes that some attribute to his self-serving approach

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