OpenAI CEO Sam Altman ousted from company, board declares

Sam Altman, the founder and CEO of OpenAI, has departed the company, its board of directors said Friday. OpenAI is behind the pioneering AI chatbot ChatGPT.

OpenAI’s board wrote in a statement that Altman will step down as CEO and will be replaced temporarily by Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati.

The search for a permanent CEO continues, the statement read.