Sam Altman leaves OpenAI after board ‘loses confidence’ in his leadership

Sam Altman has announced his departure from OpenAI, the cutting edge tech firm behind the ChatGPT breakthrough.

The company has tonight released a statement confirming his departure and suggesting that he withheld information from the board.

“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 board no longer has confidence in ...