Under Threat of Perjury, OpenAI’s Former CTO Is Admitting Some Very Interesting Stuff About Sam Altman
TL;DR
Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati is under threat of perjury and providing notable testimony about Sam Altman's conduct as CEO, including whether he was candid, truthful and honest in his communications. The deposition sheds new light on Altman's ouster and return. It poses both legal and reputational risk for OpenAI.
Nauti's Take
Upside: sworn testimony delivers the kind of clarity that press releases never do — the industry finally gets a real picture of what happened in November 2023. Downside: lawsuits like this absorb talent and attention OpenAI should be putting into product. Investors and enterprise buyers should reassess how stable the leadership really is — smaller labs can use this moment to win trust.
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