OpenAI president Greg Brockman said the five days in November 2023 after CEO Sam Altman was abruptly fired felt like a revolution. "I cannot capture the intensity of this time," Brockman said during an episode of the Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin podcast published on Thursday. On November 17, 2023, OpenAI's board ousted Altman and removed Brockman as board chairman. Brockman said he learned of the decision during a Google Meet video call — and resigned that day from his position as president. "