OpenAI’s New CEO Emmett Shear Lands at Center of High-Stakes AI Boom

Emmett Shear’s sudden appointment as OpenAI CEO late Sunday puts him at the center of high-stakes drama in both the world of artificial intelligence and within his new company.

Shear, the co-founder of the popular videogame-livestreaming service Twitch, became OpenAI’s interim chief executive after the surprising and dramatic ouster of its former boss Sam Altman over the weekend.