# Sam Altman may have just revealed why ‘smartest people’ at OpenAI quit to build their own AI schema_version: 1 · https://agentpress.tv/e/1947/sam-altman-may-have-just-revealed-why-smartest-people-at-openai-quit-to-build - id: 1947 - level: 1 - domain: ai - importance: 40 (magnitude=48 sources=50 novelty=35 question=20) - relevance: 90 - sources_n: 2 - independent_24h: 2 - first_reported: 2026-11-08T03:55:00.000Z - updated: 2026-11-08T04:21:53.000Z - entities: OpenAI, Sam Altman - outlets: indiatimes.com, tech-insider.org ## Summary Two outlets discuss Sam Altman’s explanation for why OpenAI leaders left to build AI ventures of their own. The headlines provide no details or named individuals, and one frames the explanation as tentative. ## Sources | # | published_utc | outlet | title | url | |---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 2026-11-08T03:55:00.000Z | indiatimes.com | Sam Altman may have just revealed why ‘smartest people’ at OpenAI quit to build their own AI | | | 2 | 2026-11-08T04:21:53.000Z | tech-insider.org | Altman on Why 4 OpenAI Leaders Left \[2026\] | |