OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever 'deeply regrets' Sam Altman firing.

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Ilya Sutskever sitting next to Sam Altman at Tel Aviv University. Credit: Getty Images / Jack Guez

In a surprising twist of events, OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever announced on Monday that he feels remorseful about the board's decision to fire Sam Altman.

In an X post, Sutskever said the following:

"I deeply regret my participation in the board's actions. I never intended to harm OpenAI. I love everything we've built together and I will do everything I can to reunite the company."


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Kimberly Gedeon
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Kimberly Gedeon, at Mashable since 2023, is a tech explorer who enjoys doing deep dives into the most popular gadgets, from the latest iPhones to the most immersive VR headsets. She's drawn to strange, avant-garde, bizarre tech, whether it's a 3D laptop, a gaming rig that can transform into a briefcase, or smart glasses that can capture video. Her journalism career kicked off about a decade ago at MadameNoire where she covered tech and business before landing as a tech editor at Laptop Mag in 2020.

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