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Sam Altman to return as CEO of OpenAI — The Verge

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Sam Altman will return as CEO of OpenAI, overcoming an attempted boardroom coup that sent the company into chaos over the past several days, writes Nilay Patel and Alex Heath.

Here is the link: https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/22/23967223/sam-altman-returns-ceo-open-ai

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