Yesterday (17 November), the board of directors of OpenAI unceremoniously fired Silicon Valley legend and ChatGPT boy wonder Sam Altman. According to the official announcement, Mr Altman was fired for his deceit and chicanery: “A deliberative review process by the board […] concluded that he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board …” Wait, what?! Everybody lies (see here, for example), and OpenAI is the third most valuable startup in the world, so what is the real reason why evil genius Sam Altman was fired? Was it about money or “politics“, or was it the result of a bona fide dispute over A.I. safety? Alas, I wish there were a truth market for days like these! File under “truth is stranger than fiction” (hat tip: Mark Twain.)