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Ousted OpenAI boss Sam Altman takes new position at Microsoft

Sam Altman will head up 鈥渘ew advanced AI research team鈥 at Microsoft. He was sacked from OpenAI, the firm responsible for creating the popular bot ChatGPT on Friday.

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 鈥渘ew advanced AI research team鈥. Ex-Twitch CEO has taken Mr. Altman鈥檚 previous position at Open AI.

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(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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