Mira Murati, OpenAI’s former Chief Technology Officer, testified in court about the dramatic firing of CEO Sam Altman last November. Her deposition reveals new details about one of tech’s biggest scandals.
The firing shocked the tech world. Altman built ChatGPT into a household name, making OpenAI worth $90 billion. Then the board suddenly kicked him out, saying he wasn’t being honest with them.
The Real Story Comes Out
Murati’s testimony is part of Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI and Altman. She was inside the company during the chaos and saw what really happened behind closed doors. The deposition pulls back the curtain on the boardroom drama that nearly destroyed the world’s most valuable AI company.
The whole mess lasted just five days. OpenAI employees threatened to quit en masse. Microsoft, OpenAI’s biggest investor, scrambled to figure out what was happening. The tech industry watched in disbelief as the company behind the AI revolution nearly imploded.
Altman returned as CEO within a week, and most of the board members who fired him were replaced. Murati stayed as CTO for several more months before leaving the company earlier this year.
What Happens Next
The Musk lawsuit continues, and more details about OpenAI’s internal workings will likely emerge. Murati’s testimony offers the most detailed inside look yet at how close OpenAI came to collapse during those five chaotic days in November.
