What you need to know about Emmett Shear, OpenAI’s new interim CEO

Published November 20, 2023 12:48 PM

By HALELUYA HADERO
AP Business Writer

OpenAI is bringing in the former head of Twitch as interim CEO just days after the company pushed out its well-known leader, Sam Altman, sparking upheaval in the world of artificial intelligence. Emmett Shear announced his new role Monday morning in a post on X while also acknowledging “the process and communications” around Altman’s firing on Friday were “handled very badly” and damaged trust in the artificial intelligence company. Shear vowed to shed some light into Altman’s departure. In his X post, he says he would bring in an independent investigator to look into what led up to Altman’s ouster and write a report within 30 days.

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