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While speaking toBusiness Insider, an OpenAI source refuted the claims highlighted in The Wall Street Journal’s report.

Oddly, the scientist has reportedly not reported to work since Altman was reinstated as CEO.

Sam Altman (C), US entrepreneur, investor, programmer, and founder and CEO of artificial intelligence company OpenAI, and the company�s co-founder and chief scientist Ilya Sutskever (R), speak together at Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv on June 5, 2023.

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Sutskever was seemingly coming around and was potentially ready to return to work.

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