Sam Altman was the trusted face of AI. His firm, though, is much more complex

The conflicts of interest built into OpenAI’s corporate structure may be a bigger story than the loss of its leader

The news on Friday that Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI, had been abruptly sacked by the company’s board came as a shock to the tech industry.

“Mr Altman’s departure,” said the ponderous announcement, “follows a deliberative review process by the board, which concluded that he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability …

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