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News Club

November 20, 202314m 43s

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Show Notes

Internal troubles at OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, have led to its high profile CEO Sam Altman being sacked – followed by scrambled efforts by investors to reappoint him. It's a messy corporate story with consequences for AI and one of the world's most important tech companies.

Squiz recommends:

Reading: The New Yorker profile on Altman, from back in 2016.

Listening: Our Squiz Shortcut on artificial intelligence from June, if you want to get your head around the basics.

Other things we do:

Squiz Today - a daily podcast and newsletter that gives a fact-filled run-down of what’s making news.

Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties!