Mira Murati Says OpenAI Risked Collapse Without Sam Altman’s Return in 2023
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 5
Mira Murati Says OpenAI Risked Collapse Without Sam Altman’s Return in 2023
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 5
Summary
Mira Murati said OpenAI would likely have unraveled if Sam Altman had not returned as CEO after his brief 2023 ouster, in her clearest public account yet of the crisis.
Murati was briefly installed as interim CEO after Altman’s shock firing, then moved quickly to help bring him back.
The board soon replaced her with former Twitch chief Emmett Shear, underscoring how chaotic the leadership struggle had become inside OpenAI.
Murati later left OpenAI to start Thinking Machines Lab, and her remarks revisit one of Silicon Valley’s most dramatic recent boardroom battles.