NetChoice Vice President Karl Szabo reacted to Microsoft’s hiring of ousted OpenAI founder Sam Altman on the “Big Money Show.”
Sam Altman will return to OpenAI as CEO after being fired by the company’s board of directors last Friday, the company announced early Wednesday.
A new board of directors was also formed, consisting of Brett Taylor (chair), Larry Summers and Adam DeAngelo. D’Angelo was the only member of the previous board to decide to drop Altman.
“We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam Altman to return to OpenAI as CEO and to form a new initial board of directors consisting of Brett Taylor (chairman), Larry Summers, and Adam D’Angelo. Learn more Thank you and please be patient,” OpenAI wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
OPENAI Board of Directors in Talks with Sam Altman to Negotiate Possible Return: Report
Sam Altman returned as OpenAI’s CEO early Wednesday morning after a tumultuous few days following the previous board’s decision to remove him from the position. (Stephanie Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images)
“I’m looking forward to returning to OpenAI,” said Altman, who was picked up by Microsoft on Sunday evening.
“I love openai and everything I’ve done over the last few days has helped sustain this team and its mission. When I decided to join MSFT on a Sunday evening, that’s what I did. It was clear that this was the best path forward for the team. With the new Board of Directors and Satya’s support, we look forward to returning to OpenAI and building a strong partnership with MSFT,” Altman wrote in X. Masu.
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OpenAI was thrown into turmoil after Altman’s firing, when nearly all of the company’s 770 or so employees signed a letter threatening to force Altman to join Microsoft unless he was reinstated and resigned from the board.
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