Sam Altman returns to lead OpenAI a day after being fired

2023-11-22 07:56:42Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Sam Altman returns to lead OpenAI a day after being fired
OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman

OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman will return as CEO just days after being ousted from the board, the firm has said. The agreement "in principle" includes the installation of a new board, the technology company added, writes the BBC.

It comes after Altman was fired on Friday, prompting an open letter from staff who threatened to resign if he was not reinstated.

"I can't wait to get back to OpenAI," Altman said in a social media post.

On Monday, hundreds of employees, including co-founder and board member Ilya Sutskever, signed a letter saying that unless the board resigns and brings Altman back, the vast majority will leave to work with him at Microsoft.

Initially, the board had announced that this role would be taken by OpenAI CEO Mira Murati, but she soon joined the "movement" of employees demanding Altman's return.


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