OpenAI Turmoil Leaves Some CIOs Questioning the AI Powerhouse's Future

Sam Altman’s unexpected firing and move to Microsoft could upend the generative AI vendor landscape, chief information officers say.

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A wide swath of Silicon Valley has hitched its hopes and fortunes over the past few years to the kind of generative artificial intelligence technologies that OpenAI helped popularize.
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