OpenAI's board announced CEO Sam Altman is out, effective immediately.
"We are grateful for Sam's many contributions to the founding and growth of OpenAI," a statement from OpenAI's board said.
Prior to OpenAI, Sam Altman was the president of Y Combinator, after his startup Loopt was part of the accelerator's first class.
Taking the reins from Altman as interim CEO is Murati, who formerly led the technology team at OpenAI.
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