The Theory of a Coup

One theory surrounding Sam Altman's firing is that it was a coup orchestrated by a select few without broad consensus. This theory suggests that Ilya Suskever, the chief scientist and co-founder, convinced the three independent directors to remove Sam in an attempt to become the most influential voice at OpenAI. However, financial gain is unlikely to be the motivation as OpenAI started as a charity and the board's decision seems to have been made due to a breakdown in communication.