Everybody wants to rule the AI world

Short summary

Sam Altman's 2024 ouster from OpenAI was far more chaotic than publicly known: leadership texted about succession while it happened, and internal communications reveal the board was largely disorganized. The Musk v. Altman trial is now revealing testimony about the full extent of governance disorder. The case offers rare transparency into how leadership transitions can fail at major AI companies.

• •Sam Altman was forced out of OpenAI in 2024 amid chaotic, improvised CEO succession
• •Current and former leadership texted each other about who the new CEO should be during transition
• •The Musk v. Altman trial is exposing the full extent of organizational chaos and poor governance

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