OpenAI's Former CTO Just Testified That Sam Altman "Created Chaos." Here's What That Means

Mira Murati's trial testimony this week painted a picture of OpenAI's early culture that the company has never had to answer for publicly: chaotic leadership, executives pitted against each other, and a company she believed was at catastrophic risk of collapse. We break down the most explosive week of the Musk vs. Altman trial, plus AI lands on the Trump-Xi summit agenda, and OpenAI quietly moves into advertising ahead of its IPO.

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