Abstract
The world of Artificial Intelligence and Silicon Valley have been rocked in Nov. 2023 by the sudden ouster of OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman, by the company's board. OpenAI is the 2015 start-up behind ChatGPT and GPT-4, which enabled generating content and media-altered by AI. While nothing much was revealed by the board, the official statement mentioned that he wasn't transparent about his communication to the board about the developments of the company, which led the board to lose trust in him and deciding to fire him. Backed up by 700 OpenAI staffers who threatened to resign in solidarity with their fired leader and a supportive offer from Microsoft CEO Satya hiring Altman to lead significant AI Research Lab in Microsoft, Altman was back again as CEO in 5 days along with a revamped new board. While this dramatic story that entertained the software industry for a week could be seen as mere news, it is indeed more than that; and the significance of this story is not Sam Altman himself as an AI business figure. The back story of this fiasco and what happened behind the scene is what interest us as a Software professionals. The purpose of this article is bring some pointers for our learning.
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