Sam Altman Returns to OpenAI Five Days After Dismissal (Update)

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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, will return to OpenAI just five days after being abruptly fired by the board of directors.

On the night of the 21st (local time), OpenAI announced via its official X account that "Altman has reached a principal agreement to rejoin OpenAI alongside the new board members, including Brett Taylor, former CEO of Salesforce, and Larry Summers, former Treasury Secretary and Harvard professor." Adam D'Angelo, CEO of Quora, who had opposed Altman's return until the last moment, will also remain on the board. The board chair position will be held by former CEO Taylor.

When asked what "principal agreement" means, an OpenAI spokesperson said, "There is nothing further to confirm at this time."

Altman wrote on his X account that day, "I look forward to returning to OpenAI." He added, "Everything I have done over the past few days was to protect this team and mission. My decision to join Microsoft last Sunday was because it was clearly the best path for me and the team."

He also added, "With the support of the new OpenAI board and Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft (MS), I look forward to returning to OpenAI and building a strong partnership with Microsoft."

After the OpenAI board dismissed Altman and appointed a new interim CEO on the 17th, Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, announced that Altman would join the company's new AI research team.

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