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- Sam Altman was ousted as OpenAI's CEO by the company's board in November.
- Altman said he was left with a "complete mess" after he was reinstated as CEO.
- Altman said his ouster was "a crazy thing to have to go through" and that he had "no time to recover."
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the ChatGPT maker was like a house on fire following his brief ouster from the company.