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OpenAI averts internal crisis with return of CEO Sam Altman | Technology News<\/p>\n
The AI research firm is restoring Altman as CEO after his sacking last week threatened a mass exodus from the company.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The co-founder of a leading US artificial intelligence firm is making a comeback to the company that terminated him as CEO last week, the latest twist in a week-long drama over its leadership.<\/p>\n OpenAI, which owns the popular chatbot ChatGPT, announced late on Tuesday on the social media platform X that it had reached \u201can agreement in principle\u201d to bring back tech entrepreneur Sam Altman as CEO.<\/p>\n We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam Altman to return to OpenAI as CEO with a new initial board of Bret Taylor (Chair), Larry Summers, and Adam D’Angelo.<\/p>\n We are collaborating to figure out the details. Thank you so much for your patience through this.<\/p>\n \u2014 OpenAI (@OpenAI) November 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n It also said it had reached a consensus on a \u201cnew initial board,\u201d with members including former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor, former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, and Quora CEO Adam D\u2019Angelo.<\/p>\n Altman wrote on X he was \u201clooking forward to returning to OpenAI, and building on our strong partnership with (Microsoft)\u201d.<\/p>\n i love openai, and everything i\u2019ve done over the past few days has been in service of keeping this team and its mission together. when i decided to join msft on sun evening, it was clear that was the best path for me and the team. with the new board and w satya\u2019s support, i\u2019m\u2026<\/p>\n\n
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