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What the OpenAI drama means for AI progress — and safety

A debacle at the company that built ChatGPT highlights concern that commercial forces are acting against the responsible development of artificial-intelligence systems.
  1. Nicola Jones
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OpenAI — the company behind the blockbuster artificial intelligence (AI) bot ChatGPT — has been consumed by frenzied changes for almost a week. On 17 November, the company fired its charismatic chief executive, Sam Altman. Five days, and much drama, later, OpenAI announced that Altman would return with an overhaul of the company’s board.

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Nature 623, 898-899 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-03700-4

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