Everybody wants to rule the AI world

The Verge / 5/8/2026

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The article describes how leadership changes in major AI companies can become chaotic, using the 2024 “Blip” when Sam Altman was ousted from OpenAI as an example.
It highlights that the real-world process behind CEO selection in this case reportedly involved multiple remote discussions while the outgoing CEO was still in contact about who the next CEO would be.
It argues that the ongoing Musk v. Altman legal dispute is revealing just how disorderly the situation was behind the scenes.
Overall, the piece frames the scramble among influential players to shape— and potentially control—the direction of the AI industry as a central theme.

Sometimes, companies pick CEOs based on carefully laid succession plans designed to maximize investor confidence and future performance. Other times, apparently, companies pick CEOs based on a bunch of video calls while the current CEO is texting the former CEO about who the new CEO even is. Such was the story of The Blip, the days in 2024 when Sam Altman was ousted from OpenAI. We knew that situation was chaotic; the ongoing Musk v. Altman trial is showing just how chaotic it really was.

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