After Being Fired by the Board Less Than a Week Ago, OpenAI Brings Sam Altman Back as CEO

Days after his dismissal, OpenAI announced on Tuesday that it had reached a deal for Sam Altman to take over as CEO once more

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The business also consented, in theory, to partially reassemble the board of directors that had fired Altman in addition to his return.

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Alongside Quora CEO and current director Adam D’Angelo are Bret Taylor, a former co-CEO of Salesforce, and Larry Summers, a former U.S. Treasury Secretary

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The non-profit startup, which has long struggled with employee worries about the risks of artificial intelligence

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its potential for commercialization, is set to enter a potentially new chapter with the restoration of Altman.

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The reorganisation on Tuesday seems to have favoured Altman and financial supporter Microsoft (MSFT.O)

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