OpenAI board attempts to press 'Ctrl-Z' in talks with Altman to return as CEO

Enlarge / OpenAI CEO Sat Altmann speak during THE OpenAI Development Day event on November 06, 2023 In San Francis. Getty Pictures | Ars Technical

Just on A day Since THE surprise cooking of OpenAI CEO Sat Altmann that sent shock waves through THE technology industry, THE OpenAI advice East would have engaging In discussions with Altmann has potentially back as chief executive of THE business, according to has THE Edge, quoting people familiar with THE matter. THE exit said that Altmann East "ambivalent" about to come back And would be to want significant changes has how THE business East run.

THE New York Times reports that THE talks are part of A pressure campaign Since OpenAI Investors, directed by Microsoft, WHO has invested $13 billion In THE for profit arm of OpenAI.

THE move would be be A spectacular about-face For THE advice, which has received intense meticulous examination Since all corners of THE technology world For suddenly And surprisingly cooking A of THE technology industry most high profile CEO. Altmann was popular with both Microsoft direction And OpenAI staff, And her cooking came as A shock has employees, WHO would have pushed back against OpenAI Chief Scientist There is Sutskever's handling of THE move during A all hands meeting on Friday.

THE openings towards Altmann suggest that THE advice can to have has been surprised by THE considerable reaction Since THE world has big - and East strongly feeling THE aforementioned pressure Since investors as Microsoft WHO to have bet big on OpenAI technology.

In A internal note got by Axios on SATURDAY, OpenAI COO Brad Luminous cap suggests has critical of how THE cooking was manipulated And confirmed that Altmann was not licensed In answer has "malversation Or Nothing related has OUR financial, business, security, Or security/privacy practices." With No apparent legal mischief has play, And with wide support In THE business (here advice of directors excluded), THE path could clear For by Altman back, should he choose has accept that.

In THE OpenAI Blog job that First of all announcement by Altman cooking on Friday, THE advice wrote that Altmann was licensed because he "was not regularly Candid In her communications with THE advice, hindrance It is ability has exercise It is responsibilities." COO Luminous cap wrote In her note on SATURDAY that THE cooking was due has A "breakdown In communication between Sat And THE advice." THE cooking guest OpenAI President Greg Brockman has to leave In solidarity with Altmann on Friday afternoon.

As We have previously reported, several sources quoting OpenAI initiated suggest that A culture shock with OpenAI Chief Scientist There is Sutskever on security problems And THE commercial direction of OpenAI was THE primary reason For by Altman cooking. Sutskever, A member of THE OpenAI advice, would have orchestra THE expulsion, which came as A ...