Sam Altman ousted as OpenAI CEO

• OpenAI’s board has ousted its CEO Sam Altman.
• The board of the ChatGPT company said it “no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading.”
• Mira Murati, once CTO of OpenAI, will be its interim CEO. 

Sam Altman is out at OpenAI.

The board of the AI company, which is behind ChatGPT, announced on Friday that it is “no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI,” citing that he was “not consistently candid in his communications.”

Mira Murati, OpenAI’s CTO, will step in as interim CEO until the company chooses a permanent CEO.

“We are grateful for Sam’s many contributions to the founding and growth of OpenAI,” a statement from OpenAI’s board says. “At the same time, we believe new leadership is necessary as we move forward.”