The only thing that comes to mind is criminal conduct. Nothing else seems to demand a sudden firing. OpenAI has clearly been the rocket ship startup - a revolutionary tool and product clearly driving the next decade?+ of innovation. What else would demand a a fast firing of the popular, articulate, and photogenic CEO but a terrible problem?
Military collaboration, possibly secret (CIA/Palantir/Mossad/etc.)
You wouldn’t say what (gag order all around), but you would need to revoke all access immediately. Explains why foreigners CxO were left in the dark. Explains why Eric Schmidt knew to defend Sam immediately.
The only thing that comes to mind is criminal conduct. Nothing else seems to demand a sudden firing. OpenAI has clearly been the rocket ship startup - a revolutionary tool and product clearly driving the next decade?+ of innovation. What else would demand a a fast firing of the popular, articulate, and photogenic CEO but a terrible problem?