2023-11-22 08:46:01
Sam Altman, in San Francisco, November 16, 2023. CARLOS BARRIA / REUTERS
The twists and turns keep coming around OpenAI. In a press release published Wednesday November 22 on XOpenAI announces the return to its leadership of Sam Altman. “We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam to return to OpenAI as CEO, with a new board of directors consisting of Bret Taylor (Chairman), Larry Summers and Adam D’Angelo”, writes the firm, after five days of psychodrama. On Monday, former Twitch boss Emmett Shear even announced that he had accepted the position of interim number one at OpenAI.
On XSam Altman, whom Microsoft announced on Monday to hire, added: “I love OpenAI, and everything I’ve done over the past few days has been done in an effort to keep this team and its mission united. When I decided to join Microsoft on Sunday evening, it was clear that this was the best path for me and the team. With the new board of directors and the support of Satya [Satya Nadella, directeur général de Microsoft, actionnaire minoritaire d’OpenAI], I look forward to returning to OpenAI and strengthening our strong partnership with Microsoft. »
Threats of resignation
Nearly 700 of OpenAI’s 770 employees had threatened to resign if Sam Altman did not return.
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