OpenAI appoints new boss as Sam Altman joins Microsoft

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Capping a tumultuous weekend for the startup.

OpenAI appoints new boss as Sam Altman joins Microsoft
OpenAI named ex-Twitch boss Emmett Shear as interim CEO, while outgoing chief Sam Altman moved to backer Microsoft, in a surprise turn of events that capped a tumultuous weekend for the startup at the heart of an artificial intelligence boom. The appointments, settled late at night on Sunday, ...

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