Sam Altman has returned to OpenAI as CEO four days after being ousted by its board.
OpenAI released a statement on Tuesday night Pacific Time saying that an “agreement in principle” for Altman’s reinstatement had been reached. Former President Greg Brockman, who was removed from OpenAI’s board and stepped down from his operational role following the coup against Altman, will also return.
Altman’s reinstatement also includes the introduction of a new OpenAI board comprising former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor, former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, and Quora Co-founder and CEO Adam D’Angelo. D’Angelo is a representative of the previous board, nominally to represent their interests.
Interim CEO Emmett Shear oversaw the negotiations for Altman to return as permanent CEO. Shear had initially replaced Mira Murati as interim CEO, who had also been trying to engineer a return for Altman as CEO — which was the reason for her own removal and Shear’s appointment. So, in effect, OpenAI had three different CEOs over three days, all of whom heavily lobbied for Altman’s return.
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