Sam Altman to return as CEO of OpenAI

New board announces ‘agreement in principle’ for return of former CEO after campaign by staff and investors to have him brought back

Sam Altman is to return as chief executive of OpenAI after the ChatGPT developer said it had “reached an agreement in principle” for his reinstatement.

The San Francisco-based company made the announcement after days of corporate drama in the wake of Altman’s surprise sacking on Friday. Nearly all of OpenAI’s 750-strong workforce had threatened to quit unless the board overseeing the business brought back Altman and then quit immediately afterwards. Continue reading...


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