Sam Altman May Control Our Future – Can He Be Trusted? (newyorker.com) AI

The New Yorker reports on internal OpenAI board deliberations and staff accounts following Sam Altman’s abrupt firing in late 2023, including claims by some board members that he was not fully candid about safety practices and other matters. It describes how Altman’s allies mobilized—working with Microsoft, employees, and the broader public—to press for his return, and how he was reinstated within days after board resignations and an investigation framework. The piece frames the central dispute as whether Altman’s leadership could be trusted given the stakes of building advanced AI.