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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
But not, in and of themselves something likely to get Altman dismissed for lack of candor with the board.

>>dragon+So
Also doesn't seem to be a particularly recent development.

>>BobaFl+Xt
Maybe new evidence came to light, an internal investigation wrapped up, or there's a media story about to drop.

(The allegations are public enough and concerning enough that it would have been corporate malpractice if MS didn't ask for an investigation. Discreet due diligence investigations into things like this happen all the time when billions of dollars in investment capital are on the table.)