An excerpt from the upcoming book “The Optimist: Sam Altman, OpenAI, and the Race to Invent the Future” offers new details about why OpenAI’s board briefly fired CEO Sam Altman back in 2023.

Secrets, misdirection and broken trust. The inside story of how the CEO of the hottest tech company was ousted and, just as ...

A new book excerpt reveals that OpenAI's board briefly fired CEO Sam Altman in 2023 over concerns about a personally owned ...

In a significant executive shuffle announced Monday, OpenAI is expanding COO Brad Lightcap’s responsibilities while CEO Sam ...

The OpenAI board, initially composed of dedicated individuals committed to the organization's mission, became increasingly uneasy about Altman's leadership as they uncovered unsettling details about ...

Then, in late September, Satskever told Tonner to speak with Mira Murati, who was then ... 90% of OpenAI employees demand 'Sam Altman's return and the resignation of all directors' and threaten ...

One major red flag was a secretive OpenAI Startup Fund, personally owned by Altman, which board members had not been informed ...

OpenAI promotes Brad Lightcap to oversee daily operations, allowing CEO Sam Altman to focus on AI research. The reshuffle ...