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He’s back: Sam Altman and the chaos at the heart of the AI industry

24 November 2023 - 30 mins
Podcast Series Today in Focus

The CEO of OpenAI was sacked and then rehired days later, after staff threatened to follow him. But what does this corporate drama tell us about the future of AI? Blake Montgomery explains. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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