1 year, 4 months ago

Sam Altman in talks to return as OpenAI CEO

After OpenAI’s board sacked CEO Sam Altman on Friday, most of the AI startup’s staff signed a letter threatening to resign if he wasn’t reinstated. Sam Altman, members of the OpenAI board and the company’s interim chief executive have opened negotiations aimed at a possible reinstatement of the ousted CEO at the artificial intelligence startup he co-founded, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Discussions are happening between Altman, CEO Emmett Shear and at least one board member, Adam D’Angelo, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the deliberations are private and they may not come to fruition. In his negotiations with the board, Altman is being represented by Airbnb Inc. CEO Brian Chesky, while Shear is representing D’Angelo and the board, people with knowledge of the matter said.

LA Times

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