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Sam Altman is still trying to return as OpenAI CEO

Nov 20, 2023 - theverge.com
Sam Altman, former OpenAI president, and co-founder Greg Brockman are reportedly willing to return to the company if the board members who fired Altman step aside. This comes after a mass exodus of OpenAI employees, including board member and chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, who initially led the move to oust Altman. The board's decision to hire Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear as CEO has been met with significant backlash from employees.

The power struggle within OpenAI continues, with employees and investors pressuring the board to resign. Meanwhile, new CEO Shear has been unable to obtain detailed reasoning for Altman's firing and plans to hire an independent investigator to review the process. Altman's move to Microsoft, along with over 700 former OpenAI employees, has raised questions about the future of OpenAI. The remaining board members opposing Altman's return have yet to comment on the situation.

Key takeaways:

  • Sam Altman and Greg Brockman are willing to return to OpenAI if the board members who fired Altman step aside.
  • There is a power struggle inside OpenAI, with nearly all employees against the three-person board that opposes Altman.
  • New CEO Emmett Shear has been unable to get written documentation of the board’s detailed reasoning for firing Altman.
  • The remaining board members who oppose Altman are Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo, former GeoSim Systems CEO Tasha McCauley, and Helen Toner, the director of strategy at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology.
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