Overview

• Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, was fired by the board due to allegations of psychologically abusive behavior, creating chaos, and pitting employees against each other.
• Altman was reinstated as CEO after employees threatened mass resignations, with over 95% of the company's employees signing an open letter in support of his return.
• Altman's departure had jeopardized an investment deal that would have allowed long-time employees to sell their stock back to OpenAI, potentially cashing out equity without waiting for the company to go public.
• Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and owner of social media platform X, agreed with Altman's assessment of rising antisemitism, particularly on the American left.
• Musk himself has faced backlash for endorsing an antisemitic post on X, leading to several companies pulling their advertising from the platform.