OpenAI announces shock return of Sam Altman as chief executive
Sam Altman will return to OpenAI after an agreement in principle was reached, the company has announced.
Posting on X, formerly known as Twitter, OpenAI also announced a “new initial board of Bret Taylor (Chair), Larry Summers, and Adam D’Angelo”.
Mr Altman also posted, saying “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.”
Last week the board of OpenAI, which created the ChatGPT artificial intelligence tool, said it had pushed Mr Altman out after a review found he was “not consistently candid in his communications” with the board.
The president and co-founder of the company said on X: “Amazing progress made today. We will come back stronger and more unified than ever.”
About 500 employees had signed a letter demanding the board resigned and reinstated Mr Altman, according to reports.
Cormac Pearson – Press Association