On November 17, 2023, OpenAI's board removed Sam Altman as chief executive, stating he 'was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities.' He was reinstated within five days after a staff revolt and a reconstituted board. The board never publicly specified which communications it meant.

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was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities

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OpenAI board statement, November 17, 2023, as reported by Forbes, SiliconANGLE, SF Chronicle; CNBC, May 29, 2024 (former board member Helen Toner's account)

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2023-11-17

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joe, 2026-09-08. The quoted sentence is the board's own; it is the one prior instance on the record of OpenAI's directors finding its CEO less than candid.