- OpenAI has announced the return of Sam Altman to its board of directors.
- This follows the conclusion of an investigation into his failed dismissal.
- In November 2023, Altman was suspended from running the company and removed from the board of directors.
- The widespread backlash forced OpenAI management to reverse this decision.
OpenAI officially returned the firm’s co-founder Sam Altman to the board of directors. This came after an investigation into the failed dismissal of the entrepreneur was completed.
In November 2023, the board fired Altman as CEO of OpenAI and removed the firm’s co-founder from its board. The entrepreneur was expected to join Microsoft Corporation afterward.
However, the decision by OpenAI’s management sparked a broad backlash in various circles, including the company itself. The firm’s employees issued an ultimatum to the board of directors, demanding that Altman be returned to his position. Otherwise, they were ready to leave OpenAI along with the fired co-founder.
As a result, the management reversed their decision and Sam Altman returned to the post of CEO. Due to the hype around the failed resignation, the company initiated an investigation.
As a result, the company issued a statement that the previous board of directors did not realize the consequences of the possible dismissal of the CEO. Its members failed to predict the destabilization in the company that would follow Altman’s dismissal.
According to a fresh press release, in addition to the current CEO, three new members joined the board of directors.
These are the former CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Sue Desmond-Helman, and former vice president of Sony Corporation, Nicole Seligman. The third member of the Board of Directors will be the Chairman of Instacart Fiji Simo.
Recall, we wrote that Ilon Musk filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman.
