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The European Union’s Platform Work Directive was supposed to settle the employment status of gig workers. Years of lobbying later, workers are losing hope in the process.

The leader of General Motors’ self-driving car unit Cruise resigned Sunday as pressure continues over an incident last month in which a pedestrian was dragged beneath a robot car.

Altman was ousted by OpenAI’s board Friday but by Sunday was back in the building to negotiate a return. The board chose ex-Twitch CEO Emmett Shear as interim CEO instead.

Chaos at OpenAI has its root in an unusual corporate structure designed to protect humanity against rogue AI—some investors had expressed fears it could weaken the company.

Sam Altman made OpenAI into a powerhouse by adding a profit-seeking arm to its utopian mission. After the board rejected his vision, the company’s remaining leaders must figure out a new path forward.

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella reportedly “furious” following Altman’s dramatic departure from OpenAI Friday. Meanwhile, OpenAI’s president and three senior researchers have resigned.

Mira Murati was elevated from OpenAI’s CTO to its interim leader after CEO Sam Altman was ousted Friday. Like all the company’s leaders she believes that artificial general intelligence is within reach.

IBM, Lionsgate, the European Union, and, reportedly, Apple, have all pulled advertising from X following Elon Musk’s apparent endorsement of an antisemitic conspiracy theory. Experts say it could soon get much worse.

The board of OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, says it has lost confidence in CEO Sam Altman. Mira Murati, previously CTO, will serve as the company’s leader until it finds a permanent replacement.

On December 5, we’re celebrating WIRED’s 30th anniversary by bringing together the people who have shaped the world we live in, and who are pioneering the tech that will define the next 30 years.