Ilya Sutskever Stands by His Role in Sam Altman’s OpenAI Ouster: ‘I Didn’t Want It to Be Destroyed’

# OpenAI's Ex-Chief Scientist Explains Why He Helped Remove Sam Altman Ilya Sutskever, who was a top leader at OpenAI, testified that he helped push out CEO Sam Altman because he was worried the company was heading in a dangerous direction—not because he wanted to harm it. Even though Sutskever is no longer working at OpenAI, he defended his decision in court, suggesting his actions were meant to protect the company's mission. The testimony sheds light on internal conflicts at one of the world's most influential AI companies over how it should operate.