Sam Altman to return as OpenAI CEO

In an yet another twist to the ongoing drama at OpenAI, Sam Altman is returning as the CEO to the company. The ChatGPT maker in a tweet has revealed that a initial board with Bret Taylor (Chair), Larry Summers, and Adam D'Angelo as members has reached an agreement in principle for Sam Altman to return to OpenAI as CEO

The tweet further mentiones that details on the collaboration is still being figured out.

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.

We are collaborating to figure out the details. Thank you so much for your patience through this.

— OpenAI (@OpenAI) November 22, 2023

Sam Altman's Response

Responding to the Board's decision to reinstate him, Sam Altman posted in X (formerly Twitter) that he is looking forward to returning to OpenAI with the new board and Microsoft Chief Satya Nadella's support.

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He also added that his decision of joining Microsoft on Sunday deemed fit for him and the team at that point of time.

i love openai, and everything i’ve 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’s support, i’m…

— Sam Altman (@sama) November 22, 2023

The board members led by OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever on Friday dismissed Altman and stripped him of his director role, saying “he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board.” The board went on to hire former Twitch CEO Emmett Shear to replace Sam Altman