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>>davidb+(OP)
Saying this is sudden would be an understatement.

Sam Altman spoke at an APEC panel on behalf of OpenAI literally yesterday: https://twitter.com/LondonBreed/status/1725318771454456208

>>minima+B
It’s hard to imagine a more last minute move on the boards part here. Been in tech exec leadership for a long time and this feels like they’re accusing him of cannibalism (in corporate PR speak). No way this didn’t get decided on in the middle of last night. Whatever he did is big and dangerous, or they’re trying to pin it on him.

>>moshun+Db
Agreed. It had to have been something disastrous. No way Sam walked away from OpenAI when the AI revolution is just starting.

>>lvl102+Yd
Altman's sister's allegations seemed pretty disastrous.

>>faitsw+Pk
and what pray-tell are those?

>>red-ir+Vm
Sam Altman's sister says he sexually abused her when she was 4

https://twitter.com/phuckfilosophy/status/163570439893983232...

>>Probio+Sq
> Sam Altman's sister says he sexually abused her when she was 4

... and he was 13. Which, yes, is a very bad thing, but unless the company investigated that claim (e.g., to assess potential PR fallout) and there was some significant deception by Altman against the board in the context of that investigation, its not something that would get him fired with the explanation OpenAI has provided.

(OTOH, the accusation and its potential PR impact could be a factor that weighed into how the board handled an unrelated problem with Altman—it certainly isn't helpful to him.)