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World Business Report: First broadcast 22/11/2023 15:32 GMT : Former CEO Sam Altman to rejoin OpenAI

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Former CEO Sam Altman to rejoin OpenAI

First broadcast 22/11/2023 15:32 GMT 

First broadcast 22/11/2023 15:32 GMT : Former CEO Sam Altman to rejoin OpenAI

BBC World Service - World Business Report, Former CEO Sam Altman to rejoin OpenAI

Sam Altman, former CEO of AI company OpenAI, will retake his position.

Former CEO of artificial intelligence company, OpenAI, is to return to his position after his was fired by the board last Friday.

Sam Altman will return to his job as CEO of artificial intelligence OpenAI, the non-profit behind the popular bot ChatGPT. Mr Altman was removed from his position on Friday. Staff at the firm threatened to resign if Mr Altman was not reinstated. Also on the programme, another blow to crypto. The CEO of Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, resigned after pleading guilty to violating anti-money laundering requirements in the US. The firm has agreed to pay $4.3bn in fines. Finally, are you a fan of Kimchi? We have a report on the surging global popularity of the Korean staple.

(Picture: SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 16: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman looks on during the APEC CEO Summit at Moscone West on November 16, 2023 in San Francisco, California. Picture Credit: Getty Images).

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