Inside the Coup at OpenAI

The board of OpenAI, the maker of the ChatGPT chatbot and one of the world’s highest-profile artificial intelligence companies, reversed course late last night and brought back Sam Altman as chief executive.


Cade Metz, a technology reporter for The Times, discusses a whirlwind five days at the company and analyzes what the fallout could mean for the future of the transformational technology.


Guest: Cade Metz (https://nytimes.com/by/cade-metz) , a technology reporter for The New York Times.


Background reading:

 •  With Mr. Altman’s return, OpenAI’s board of directors will be overhauled (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/22/te...) , jettisoning several members who had opposed him.
 •  Before the ouster, OpenAI’s board was already divided and feuding (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/21/te...) .

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