According to news on the evening of November 19th, after Altman, the former CEO of OpenAI, was expelled from the board of directors yesterday, he made his latest remarks on X today, saying that he liked the OpenAI team very much, which seemed to imply that his return was imminent. Altman was fired by the OpenAI board of directors yesterday, claiming that he had not communicated candidly and no longer trusted his leadership of OpenAI. The CTO was temporarily appointed as CEO. Later, President Brockman also announced his resignation. However, a new situation emerged today. Some investors and Microsoft are pushing for Altman to return to OpenAI as CEO.
According to multiple people familiar with the matter, OpenAI’s board of directors is discussing with Sam Altman about returning to the company as CEO. Altman, who was abruptly fired by the board on Friday without any notice, is conflicted about returning and wants major governance changes, one of the people said.
Altman held talks with the company just one day after being ousted, suggesting that OpenAI is in free fall without him. Hours after he was fired, OpenAI president and former board chairman Greg Brockman resigned, and the two had been discussing starting another company with friends and investors. A group of senior researchers also resigned on Friday, and people close to OpenAI said more departures are on the way.
Microsoft, OpenAI's largest investor, issued a statement shortly after Altman's firing saying the company remained committed to its partnership with the artificial intelligence company.
However, OpenAI investors received no advance warning and no opportunity to comment on the board's decision to oust Altman. As the face of the company and the most prominent voice in the field of artificial intelligence, his ouster leaves OpenAI's future in uncertainty as competitors race to catch up to the unprecedented rise of ChatGPT.
A spokesperson for OpenAI did not respond to a request for comment regarding Altman's discussions with the board about his return. A Microsoft spokesman declined to comment.
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