95% of OpenAI staff threaten to follow Sam Altman out the door

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions  11.20.23 CATASTROTUNITY | 2-MINUTE READ Microsoft Emerges as the Winner in OpenAI Chaos BY MORGAN MEAKER, AMIT KATWALA, AND PETER GUEST Microsoft has hired OpenAI cofounders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman to head a new advanced AI team, acquiring one of the most successful management groups in the AI industry. CALLER ID | 9-MINUTE READ Exclusive: Secretive White House Surveillance Program Gives Cops Access to Trillions of US Phone Records BY DELL CAMERON AND DHRUV MEHROTRA A WIRED analysis of leaked police documents verifies that a secretive government program is allowing federal, state, and local law enforcement to access phone records of Americans who are not suspected of a crime. TRAUMATIC CONTENT | 9-MINUTE READ Bumble, Grindr, and Hinge Moderators Struggle to Keep Users—and Themselves—Safe BY NIAMH MCINTYRE An investigation revealed that workers dealing with user reports on dating apps struggle with "unattainable" expectations and traumatic content. PILE ON | 2-MINUTE READ 95 Percent of OpenAI Employees Threaten to Follow Sam Altman out the Door BY WILL KNIGHT Nearly all of OpenAI's 770 employees have now joined a letter threatening to quit in protest over the board's decision to fire CEO Sam Altman. They're demanding he be reinstated. This is a developing story. Stay up to date with all the latest coverage here. SPONSORED CONTENT New from #1 New York Times bestselling author Adam Grant "I read [it] in one sitting, loved it, and have been thinking about it ever since … This is Adam Grant's finest work—it will inspire you."—Malcolm Gladwell GET WIRED Stay WIRED-IN during our exclusive Black Friday Sale. Get full gear + gift coverage with a subscription to WIRED for just $29.99 $5. Plus free stickers! Subscribe Now. NEW NEW BOSS | 3-MINUTE READ Meet Emmett Shear, OpenAI's 'Highly Intelligent, Socially Awkward' Interim CEO BY AMIT KATWALA AND WILL BEDINGFIELD Emmett Shear is taking over from Sam Altman as interim CEO of OpenAI. Sources have given a mixed review of his suitability for the role. BROKEN RECORDS | 5-MINUTE READ Emissions Should Be Plummeting. Instead, They're Breaking Dangerous New Records BY MATT SIMON Ahead of COP28, a scathing new UN report warns that the world is barreling toward an avoidable catastrophe. It's a plea for world leaders to step up their ambition. WHIPLASH | 2-MINUTE READ Kyle Vogt, CEO of Robotaxi Developer Cruise, Resigns as Questions Linger Over Grisly Crash BY AARIAN MARSHALL The leader of General Motors' self-driving car unit Cruise resigned Sunday as pressure continues over an incident last month in which a pedestrian was dragged beneath a robot car. RED LIGHT | 5-MINUTE READ Climate Activists Tell the EV Industry to Fix Its Filthy Supply Chain BY CAITLIN HARRINGTON EV production often relies on coal power and harmful labor practices. Climate activists in Squid Games costumes disrupted the LA Auto Show this weekend to demand urgent change. Looking for a new job? Check out these featured listings and search for openings all over the world on jobs.wired.com System Analyst - Financial Applications Inspira Health Network Location: Vineland, NJ, USA APPLY NOW Team Leader, Enterprise Systems Sun Communities, Inc. Location: Southfield, MI, USA APPLY NOW Have questions or comments? Reply to this email.   This email was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our email address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or Manage your newsletter subscriptions   Copyright © Condé Nast 2023. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.