# Sam Altman ousted from OpenAI, CTO Mira Murati named interim CEO
The board of directors removed Altman on the grounds that he was allegedly “not consistently candid in his communications with the board.” ChatGPT developer OpenAI has removed founder Sam Altman from his CEO position, according to a Nov. 17 blog post. Chief technology officer Mira Murati will be promoted to interim CEO. According to the…