The former leader of OpenAI, responsible for ChatGPT, is set to make a surprising return to the company that terminated him late last week, marking a twist in the ongoing saga that has sent ripples through the artificial intelligence sector. OpenAI, headquartered in San Francisco, disclosed on Tuesday that an agreement in principle has been reached for Sam Altman’s return as CEO, accompanied by a reconstituted board featuring former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, and Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo.
Altman’s abrupt termination on Friday by the previous board, which included D’Angelo, lacked explicit reasons, triggering internal strife within the company and external pressure from its investors. Microsoft, a significant investor in OpenAI with technology usage rights, swiftly moved to hire Altman on Monday, along with another co-founder and former president, Greg Brockman, who resigned in protest following Altman’s dismissal. Initially established by Altman as a nonprofit with the goal of safely developing artificial general intelligence surpassing human capabilities, OpenAI later transitioned into a for-profit enterprise but continues to operate under its nonprofit board of directors, which had dwindled to four members after Altman and Brockman’s departures. Despite the upheaval, Brockman returned to social media on Tuesday, promoting a feature called ChatGPT Voice available to all users of the chatbot.
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