Sam Altman fired as CEO of ChatGPT maker Open AI

Sam Altman, the Silicon Valley CEO behind the artificial intelligence-powered chatbots ChatGPT and GPT-4, has been abruptly fired by his company's board of directors in a major shake-up for the tech industry. Microsoft-backed Open AI said on Friday that its board of directors decided on the "leadership transition" after losing confidence in Altman's ability to lead the company. "Mr Altman's departure follows a deliberative review process by the board, which concluded that he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities," the company said in a statement on its blog. The board of directors said they were grateful for Altman's contributions but had decided that "new leadership is necessary as we move forward". The company or its board did not elaborate on the reason for Altman's departure.