OpenAI employees sign letter supporting ousted CEO Sam Altman

There is more turmoil in the tech world several days after the company behind ChatGPT fired its CEO, Sam Altman. Nearly every employee at OpenAI has threatened to quit over Altman's sudden ousting Friday. CBS News' Jo Ling Kent reports.

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