OpenAI turmoil is a bad look for its huge funding round, VCs say. 'I would vote with my feet.'

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At OpenAI, leadership shake ups are becoming something of an autumnal tradition. Less than a year after the ousting and rapid reinstatement of CEO Sam Altman, the company behind ChatGPT has seen three of its top leaders resign suddenly in the same week it moves to close what could be the largest funding round in the history of Silicon Valley.