News Headlines
Sam Altman To Return As OpenAI CEO, New Initial Board Announced
Swarajya Staff
Nov 22, 2023, 01:16 PM | Updated 01:15 PM IST
Save & read from anywhere!
Bookmark stories for easy access on any device or the Swarajya app.
After several days of ambiguity, OpenAI confirmed on Wednesday that Sam Altman will reassume his role as CEO.
Alongside this, Greg Brockman, who previously resigned from the board of directors following Altman's removal, will also be reinstated at the chatGPT maker.
The newly formed board's initial members include Bret Taylor, former co-CEO of Salesforce, who will take on the role of chairman, Larry Summers, ex-US Treasury Secretary, and Adam D'Angelo, the CEO of the question-and-answer website Quora.
D'Angelo is the sole member who was also the part of the previous board.
"We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam Altman to return to OpenAI as CEO with a new initial board of Bret Taylor (Chair), Larry Summers, and Adam D’Angelo. We are collaborating to figure out the details. Thank you so much for your patience through this,” OpenAI said in a statement on microblogging platform X.
This comes after Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Saturday announced that Altman would be joining to lead the company's advance AI research tea,.
Taking to X, Altman said that when he decided to join Microsoft on Sunday evening, “It was clear that was the best path for me and the team. with the new board and w satya’s support, i’m looking forward to returning to openai, and building on our strong partnership with msft.”
“i love openai, and everything i’ve done over the past few days has been in service of keeping this team and its mission together,” he added.
Save & read from anywhere!
Bookmark stories for easy access on any device or the Swarajya app.
Support Swarajya's 50 Ground Reports Project & Sponsor A Story
Every general election Swarajya does a 50 ground reports project.
Aimed only at serious readers and those who appreciate the nuances of political undercurrents, the project provides a sense of India's electoral landscape. As you know, these reports are produced after considerable investment of travel, time and effort on the ground.
This time too we've kicked off the project in style and have covered over 30 constituencies already. If you're someone who appreciates such work and have enjoyed our coverage please consider sponsoring a ground report for just Rs 2999 to Rs 19,999 - it goes a long way in helping us produce more quality reportage.
You can also back this project by becoming a subscriber for as little as Rs 999 - so do click on this links and choose a plan that suits you and back us.
Click below to contribute.