Story of the MOST important startup in the world.
22 Dec 2025 · 1 min
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In this excerpt, the speakers recount the dramatic firing of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, highlighting a massive employee petition where 600 of 700 staff demanded his reinstatement, including key technologist Ilya Sutskever, who later apologized for his role. The discussion notes that Altman and fellow executive Greg Brockman subsequently moved to Microsoft, framing it as a strategic checkmate. Microsoft’s deep involvement is emphasized: it holds a 49% stake, provides full funding, and possesses licensing rights to OpenAI’s core technology—including models, weights, and inference capabilities—effectively allowing Altman and Brockman to continue development without rebuilding from scratch.
