OpenAI has announced a preliminary agreement for Sam Altman to reassume his position as CEO, accompanied by a newly established initial board consisting of Bret Taylor (Chair), Larry Summers, and Adam D’Angelo. This development was shared in a post on X, previously known as Twitter. In a statement, Sam Altman expressed his enthusiasm about his return.
“With the new board and with Satya’s (Nadella) support, I’m looking forward to returning to OpenAI,” he posted on the microblogging site.
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OpenAI announced on Wednesday that Sam Altman will be reinstating his role as CEO, following a new agreement. This change comes with the formation of a fresh initial board, comprising Bret Taylor, Larry Summers and Adam D’Angelo.
“We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam to return to OpenAI as CEO with a new initial board of Bret Taylor (Chair), Larry Summers, and Adam D’Angelo,” it said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
In a statement, Sam Altman expressed his enthusiasm about his return: “I am looking forward to returning to OpenAI,” he said in a post on X.
” 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. When I 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 with Satya’s (Nadella) support, I’m looking forward to returning to OpenAI,” he posted on the microblogging site.
Previously, on Monday, OpenAI had appointed former Twitch head Emmett Shear as the interim CEO. This was in the wake of Sam Altman transitioning to a role at Microsoft, one of OpenAI’s backers. Responding to Sam Altman’s X post, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said it is the first essential step on a path to a more stable and effective governance.
“We are encouraged by the changes to the OpenAI board. We believe this is a first essential step on a path to more stable, well-informed, and effective governance. Sam, Greg, and I have talked and agreed they have a key role to play along with the OAI leadership team in ensuring OAI continues to thrive and build on its mission.
We look forward to building on our strong partnership and delivering the value of this next generation of AI to our customers and partners,” he posted on his X post. The artificial intelligence company had on Saturday cited ‘lack of consistent candor in his (Sam) communications’ as the primary reason for Altman’s removal.