"OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has done more than anyone else to whip up faith and trust that the next industrial revolution-AI-is imminent and inevitable. That faith and trust have already loosed hundreds of billions of investment in infrastructure needed to support the transition. Some say the infusion of cash is single-handedly propping up the U.S. stock market, and, by extension, the economy. The faith and trust have moved Washington to all but abandon its oversight role in favor of acting as enabler and cheerleader."
"Some troublesome details about Altman's famous 2023 firing by his board (and subsequent rehiring and board reshuffle) came to light with the recent (unsealed) court filing of part of a deposition of OpenAI cofounder and ex-chief scientist Ilya Sutskever in a case brought against the company by Elon Musk. At the time of Altman's ouster, the board said that he had kept key facts about the business from them."
Sam Altman inspired widespread faith that AI would trigger a new industrial revolution, unleashing hundreds of billions in infrastructure investment and influencing markets and policy. That confidence has prompted reduced regulatory scrutiny as Washington largely embraced an enabling role. New court filings unsealed portions of Ilya Sutskever's deposition, revealing troubling details about Altman's 2023 firing, rehiring, and board reshuffle. The board accused Altman of keeping key business facts from them and of undermining executives. Those revelations have renewed questions about Altman's trustworthiness and the broader implications for AI governance, investment, and oversight.
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