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Emmett Shear is the interim CEO of OpenAI, replacing Sam Altman who was fired by the board last week. Shear is the former CEO and co-founder of live-streaming site Twitch, which he founded in 2007 and led until being acquired by Amazon for $1 billion in 2014. After leaving Twitch last year, Shear became a partner at startup accelerator Y Combinator, where Altman was formerly president. As OpenAI's new interim CEO, Shear will be responsible for leading the company, known for its ChatGPT chatbot, and addressing regulatory concerns around its powerful AI technology. Shear took the OpenAI role to help with what he believes is one of the most important companies for advancing AI development.
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00:00 It's Benzinga and here's what's on the block.
00:02 Emmitt Scheer is the interim CEO of OpenAI, replacing Sam Altman who was fired by the
00:06 board last week.
00:07 Scheer is the former CEO and co-founder of live streaming site Twitch, which he founded
00:11 in 2007 and led until being acquired by Amazon for a billion dollars in 2014.
00:16 After leaving Twitch last year, Scheer became a partner at startup accelerator Y Combinator,
00:20 where Altman was formerly president.
00:22 As OpenAI's new interim CEO, Scheer will be responsible for leading the company, known
00:26 for its chatGBT chatbot and addressing regulatory concerns around its powerful AI technology.
00:32 Scheer took the OpenAI role to help with what he believes is one of the most important companies
00:36 for advancing AI development.
00:37 For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.
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