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World Service,20 Nov 2023,26 mins

Ousted OpenAI boss Sam Altman takes new position at Microsoft

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Microsoft has hired Sam Altman, former boss of OpenAI best known for the artificial intelligence bot ChatGTP, 48 hours after he was dismissed from the company. Chief Executive Satya Nadella announced on X, (formerly Twitter) that Mr Altman had join the company as lead of a “new advanced AI research team”. Ex-Twitch CEO has taken Mr. Altman’s previous position at Open AI. Argentina has a new right wing President promising to fix the economy and pop star Shakira has reached a $7.5 million deal to settle her tax evasion case. (Picture: Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI participates in the "Charting the Path Forward: The Future of Artificial Intelligence" at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Week in San Francisco, California, on November 16, 2023. Picture Credit: Getty Images).

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