ChatGPT parent company OpenAI, on Wednesday, November 22, offered Sam Altman his Chief Executive Officer (CEO) role days after firing him.
In an unexpected twist, OpenAI announced that the decision to bring back Altman was backed by some board members.
However, the company stated that it was working to give further details.
“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,” the statement read in part.
“We are collaborating to figure out the details. Thank you so much for your patience through this,” it added.
The decision came days after Microsoft announced the recruitment of Sam Altman to lead their artificial intelligence team.
His new job was made public by Microsoft Chairman Satya Nadella through the social media platform X formerly known as Twitter.
Emmett Shear on the other hand took over As OpenAI interim CEO.
“We remain committed to our partnership with OpenAI and have confidence in our product roadmap, our ability to continue to innovate with everything we announced at Microsoft Ignite, and in continuing to support our customers and partners, ” Satya’s statement read in part.
” We look forward to getting to know Emmett Shear and OAI’s new leadership team and working with them. And we’re extremely excited to share the news that Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, together with colleagues, will be joining Microsoft to lead a new advanced AI research team. We look forward to moving quickly to provide them with the resources needed for their success, ” he added.
Sam Altman was fired after the board lost confidence on his ability to lead.
Now it is not clear which direction Sam Altman will take with two job offers on the table.
