Sam Altman was pushed out OpenAI CEO Friday in a move that shocked the tech community. AdvertisementSam Altman is out of OpenAI, the company he cofounded and helped turn into a leading AI lab. AdvertisementBut the launch of ChatGPT – arguably Altman's greatest success at OpenAI – may also have triggered his downfall. Current and former OpenAI employees told The Atlantic that pressure to commercialize ChatGPT created divisions among leadership. AdvertisementFurther product releases including ChatGPT Plus and GPT-4 only served to increase tensions, three people at OpenAI at the time told The Atlantic.

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