Sam Altman reappointed as CEO of OpenAI

By Dwaipayan Roy

Nov 22, 2023

11:54 am

What's the story

Just days after being fired from OpenAI, former CEO Sam Altman has returned to the company as its top boss. To note, Altman has rejoined the firm with a new board in tow. It includes Bret Taylor, Larry Summers, and Adami D'angelo. Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear was serving as the CEO of the ChatGPT maker prior to Altman's return.

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Take a look at Altman's statement

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 msft on sun evening, it was clear that was the best path for me and the team. with the new board and w satya’s support, i’m…
— Sam Altman (@sama) November 22, 2023