The Slatest for Nov. 20: Sam Altman's Firing Is Just the First Skirmish in a War Over A.I.

There's been lots of drama over at OpenAI as of late. First, CEO Sam Altman was fired! Then he was … maybe going to be unfired? Then he was hired by Microsoft! To be clear, Nitish Pahwa writes, this saga, with all its twists and turns, was a little stupid--but not as stupid as it looks. He breaks down exactly what's happened and explains why it's best to consider it the first skirmish in a war over A.I. Did you know that more than 30 states in the U.S. have laws that penalize individuals or businesses that boycott Israel over the treatment of Palestinians?