ChatGPT maker OpenAI fires CEO Sam Altman

ChatGPT maker OpenAI fires CEO Sam Altman

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, attends the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in San Francisco, California, U.S. November 16, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

The board of the company behind ChatGPT late on Friday fired OpenAI CEO Sam Altman—to many, the human face of generative AI—sending shock waves across the tech industry.