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The developments Monday come after a weekend of drama and speculation about how the power dynamics would shake out at OpenAI, whose chatbot kicked off the by producing human-like text, images, video and music.

It ended with former Twitch leader Emmett Shear taking over as OpenAI香蕉视频直播檚 interim chief executive and Microsoft announcing it was hiring Altman and OpenAI co-founder and former President Greg Brockman to lead Microsoft香蕉视频直播檚 new advanced AI research team.

Despite the rift between the key players behind ChatGPT and the company they helped build, both Shear and Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella said they are committed to their partnership.

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, Shear said he would hire an independent investigator to look into what led up to Altman香蕉视频直播檚 ouster and write a report within 30 days.

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OpenAI last week declined to answer questions on what Altman香蕉视频直播檚 alleged lack of candor was about. Its statement said his behavior was hindering the board香蕉视频直播檚 ability to exercise its responsibilities. But a key driver of Friday香蕉视频直播檚 shakeup, OpenAI香蕉视频直播檚 co-founder, chief scientist and board member Ilya Sutskever, posted regrets on the situation to X on Monday: 香蕉视频直播淚 deeply regret my participation in the board香蕉视频直播檚 actions. I never intended to harm OpenAI. I love everything we香蕉视频直播檝e built together and I will do everything I can to reunite the company.香蕉视频直播�

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After Altman was pushed out Friday, he stirred speculation that he might be coming back into the fold in a series of tweets. He posted a photo of himself with an OpenAI guest pass on Sunday, saying this is 香蕉视频直播渇irst and last time i ever wear one of these.香蕉视频直播�

Hours earlier, he tweeted, 香蕉视频直播渋 love the openai team so much,香蕉视频直播� which drew heart replies from Brockman, who quit after Altman was fired, and Mira Murati, OpenAI香蕉视频直播檚 who was initially named as interim CEO.

It香蕉视频直播檚 not clear what transpired between the announcement of Murati香蕉视频直播檚 interim role Friday and Shear香蕉视频直播檚 hiring, though she was among several employees on Monday who tweeted, 香蕉视频直播淥penAI is nothing without its people.香蕉视频直播� Altman replied to many with heart emojis.

One of OpenAI香蕉视频直播檚 safety-focused researchers, Jan Leike, called on the OpenAI board to resign Monday, saying he had been working all weekend with the company香蕉视频直播檚 leadership team 香蕉视频直播渢o help with this crisis.香蕉视频直播� The board consists of Sutskever, Quora CEO Adam D香蕉视频直播橝ngelo, tech entrepreneur Tasha McCauley and Helen Toner of the Georgetown Center for Security and Emerging Technology.

Shear said he stepped down as Twitch CEO because of the birth of his now-9-month-old son but 香蕉视频直播渢ook this job because I believe that OpenAI is one of the most important companies currently in existence.香蕉视频直播�

His beliefs on the future of AI came up on a podcast in June. Shear said he香蕉视频直播檚 generally an optimist about technology but has serious concerns about the path of artificial intelligence toward building something 香蕉视频直播渁 lot smarter than us香蕉视频直播� that sets itself on a .

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It香蕉视频直播檚 an issue that Altman consistently faced since he helped catapult ChatGPT to global fame. In the past year, he has become Silicon Valley香蕉视频直播檚 most sought-after voice on the promise and potential .

to meet with government officials earlier this year, drawing big crowds at public events as he discussed both the risks of AI and attempts to .

Altman posted Friday on X that 香蕉视频直播渋 loved my time at openai香蕉视频直播� and later called his ouster a 香蕉视频直播渨eird experience.香蕉视频直播�

香蕉视频直播淚f Microsoft lost Altman he could have gone to Amazon, Google, Apple, or a host of other tech companies craving to get the face of AI globally in their doors,香蕉视频直播� Daniel Ives, an analyst with Wedbush Securities, said in a research note.

Microsoft is now in an even stronger position on AI, Ives said. Its shares rose nearly 2% before the opening bell and were nearing an all-time high Monday.

The Associated Press and OpenAI have a allowing OpenAI access to part of the AP香蕉视频直播檚 text archives.

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AP writer Brian P. D. Hannon contributed from Bangkok.

Courtney Bonnell And Matt O香蕉视频直播檅rien, The Associated Press