Sam Altman’s exit followed a “misalignment” between OpenAI’s profit and nonprofit sides, given the company’s development speed could be viewed as risky (Kara Swisher/@karaswisher)

OpenAI CTO Mira Murati becomes the company’s interim CEO  —  “Mr. Altman’s departure follows a deliberative review process by the board, which concluded that he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities,” the company said in its blog post.