Open AI founder Sam Altman is out as CEO of the ChatGPT maker : NPR

Open AI CEO Sam Altman participates in a discussion during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit on Thursday in San Francisco.

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Open AI CEO Sam Altman participates in a discussion during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit on Thursday in San Francisco.

Eric Risberg/AP

SAN FRANCISCO — The board of ChatGPT-maker Open AI said Friday it has pushed out its co-founder and CEO Sam Altman after a review found he was “not consistently candid in his communications” with the board.

“The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI,” the company said in a statement Friday.

It has appointed Mira Murati, OpenAI’s chief technology officer, to an interim CEO role effective immediately.