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> according to a person familiar with the situation.

Just a rumor. Zero chance someone at MS wasn't already aware.

>>grpt+(OP)
Usually news orgs don’t put their reputation on the line unless they feel there’s some substance

>>grpt+(OP)
If you’d ask around yesterday, every sane person would say there’s zero change Altman will be soon fired on the spot. We’re already past that point.

>>grpt+(OP)
Confirmed by a second news source https://www.semafor.com/article/11/17/2023/openai-board-fire...

"Microsoft, which has invested billions in OpenAI, was blindsided by Altman’s firing, Axios reported and Semafor confirmed."

>>softwa+C
Bloomberg got away with conjuring The Big Hack story by intentionally mispresenting anecdotes and their reputation didn't take a single dent.

>>ssnist+4s
It definitely happens, but its not readily in their interest to turn themselves into just a rumor mill.