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Mira Murati’s deposition pulled back the curtain on Sam Altman’s ouster
Mira Murati's deposition just revealed what really happened behind closed doors when Sam Altman got ousted.
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Why it matters
Legal proceedings (Musk v. Altman) are surfacing internal OpenAI communications and board dynamics that reshape the narrative around one of AI's most dramatic leadership crises. For founders and investors, this reveals governance fragility at the industry's most valuable lab.
The key facts
4 to knowSam Altman ousted November 2023 for being 'not consistently candid in communications with the board'
Mira Murati deposition testimony now public via Musk v. Altman trial
Board decision characterized as rapidly evolving 'power play' that changed hourly
Internal dynamics and witness testimony previously opaque now exposed through legal discovery
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Publisher excerpt: The week leading up to Thanksgiving 2023 was the AI industry's biggest soap opera moment. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was abruptly ousted from his role at the ChatGPT-maker. The explanation? That Altman was "not consistently candid in his communications with the board." Now, via witness testimony and…