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| What Happened in the World of Artificial Intelligence? | What Happened in the World of Artificial Intelligence? |
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| The world of artificial intelligence looked very different on Monday, after a weekend of upheaval at OpenAI, one of the world’s most prominent A.I. companies. | The world of artificial intelligence looked very different on Monday, after a weekend of upheaval at OpenAI, one of the world’s most prominent A.I. companies. |
| The abrupt ouster of Sam Altman as chief executive of OpenAI on Friday has scrambled the industry, with investors, executives and others getting to grips with a head-spinning series of twists that reshuffled the major players at the forefront of one the hottest areas in technology. | The abrupt ouster of Sam Altman as chief executive of OpenAI on Friday has scrambled the industry, with investors, executives and others getting to grips with a head-spinning series of twists that reshuffled the major players at the forefront of one the hottest areas in technology. |
| In the end, after OpenAI rejected appeals to restore Mr. Altman to the top job, Microsoft, the company’s biggest investor, announced on Sunday it would hire him to run a new advanced research lab. The announcement restored Microsoft’s stock price, which had slumped after the ouster. | In the end, after OpenAI rejected appeals to restore Mr. Altman to the top job, Microsoft, the company’s biggest investor, announced on Sunday it would hire him to run a new advanced research lab. The announcement restored Microsoft’s stock price, which had slumped after the ouster. |
| More broadly, the turmoil highlighted an unresolved debate over artificial intelligence, which many see as the most important new technology since web browsers but also as potential danger if misused. | More broadly, the turmoil highlighted an unresolved debate over artificial intelligence, which many see as the most important new technology since web browsers but also as potential danger if misused. |