Altman expressed his excitement about the future and gratitude towards the team in a memo to employees. He also mentioned harboring "zero ill will" towards Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI’s co-founder and chief scientist, who initially participated in the board coup but changed his mind after nearly all of the company’s employees threatened to quit if Altman didn’t return. Altman hopes to continue the working relationship with Sutskever, who will no longer serve on the board.
Key takeaways:
- Sam Altman has officially returned as the CEO of OpenAI, with the company announcing the completion of a deal for his return.
- Microsoft is gaining a non-voting observer seat on the nonprofit board that controls OpenAI, increasing its visibility into the company's operations.
- The new OpenAI board consists of chair Bret Taylor, Larry Summers, and Adam D’Angelo, with three of the four previous board members who decided to fire Altman now gone.
- Altman expressed his excitement about the future and gratitude towards the team in a memo to employees, stating that he harbors "zero ill will" towards OpenAI’s co-founder and chief scientist, Ilya Sutskever, who initially participated in the board coup.