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BBC OS: 2023/11/20 17:06 GMT: OpenAI employees threaten to quit

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OpenAI employees threaten to quit

2023/11/20 17:06 GMT

2023/11/20 17:06 GMT: OpenAI employees threaten to quit

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Staff at OpenAI have called on the board of the company to resign

Staff at OpenAI have called on the board of the company to resign.

Hundreds of employees of the artificial intelligence company OpenAI have threatened to quit over the sacking of the co-founder Sam Altman, who's now agreed to join Microsoft. Our tech reporter explains.

The United Nations says emissions of greenhouse gases must fall by 40% by 2030 to reach the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels. Our climate expert explains. 

Another hospital in northern Gaza has become embroiled in the fighting. We get the latest from our correspondent and speak to a Palestinian and an Israeli peace activists about how recent events have affected their work and lives.

A new eyewitness in the case of Cheryl Grimmer has sparked hope for her family that the 53- year-old mystery may finally be solved. The three-year-old girl suddenly vanished whilst on an Australian beach in 1970, never to be seen again. The case has been covered in the BBC's true crime podcast Fairy Meadow, and the host Jon Kay joins OS to explain the development. 

The Billboard Music Awards added an Afrobeats category to their Nominations for this year's event, and the Nigerian star Burna Boy won the award. We hear from Afrobeats fans and speak to a photographer who works with Afrobeats artists. 

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, attends the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in San Francisco, California, U.S. November 16, 2023. Credit: Carlos Barria/File Photo/Reuters)

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