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Mandatory Credit: Photo by JOHN G MABANGLO/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (14225276e) (FILE) - Sam Altman, the CEO, of OpenAI speaks during an event at the APEC CEO Summit during the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference at the Moscone West Convention Center in San Francisco, California, USA, 16 November 2023 (issued 21 November 2023). The OpenAI board fired CEO Sam Altman, on 17 November, a day after Altman participated in a guest speakership with Meta, and Google about AI during the APEC CEO Summit during the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in San Francisco. In a letter published on 'X', formerly known as Twitter, nearly all Open AI employees threaten to quit and follow Altman, who was hired by Microsoft a few days later. APEC CEO Summit at APEC Conference in San Francisco, Oakland, USA - 16 Nov 2023

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FILE PHOTO: 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

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/POOL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (14181494k) US tech entrepreneur Elon Musk reacts as he attends a conversation event with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (unseen) in central London, Britain, 02 November 2023. The conversation will be streamed on X (formerly Twitter) and follows the two-day AI Safety Summit that was held at Bletchley Park. British Prime Minister Sunak in conversation with Elon Musk, London, United Kingdom - 02 Nov 2023

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