The tech company also agreed to reshuffle its board of directors, which ousted Altman. OpenAI appointed Bret Taylor, formerly co-CEO of Salesforce, as chairman and also appointed Larry Summers, former U.S. Treasury Secretary, to its board.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has been reinstated just four days after being fired. Photo: Reuters
“I look forward to returning to OpenAI,” CEO Altman said in a post on X. After Altman was fired last Friday, the OpenAI board offered little explanation beyond his lack of candor and the need to defend OpenAI’s mission.
Tuesday’s reinstatement appears to benefit Altman and Microsoft, which has invested in OpenAI and is deploying its technology to enterprise customers around the world.
In a statement, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella welcomed the changes, saying: “We believe this is an essential first step on the path to more stable, informed, and effective governance.”
CEO Nadella has said Altman could join Microsoft to lead a new research group with other colleagues leaving OpenAI. On Monday, nearly all of OpenAI’s more than 700 top employees threatened to quit and said they would join Microsoft unless Altman was reinstated.
Huy Hoang (according to Reuters)
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