After days of boardroom turmoil at Microsoft-backed OpenAI, Sam Altman returned to the role of CEO of the AI company on November 30. He was restored to his top position after being fired from the company on November 17.
In an interview with The Verge, Altman revealed the real reason behind his decision to accept the proposal from the board, and why he was fired as CEO of OpenAI in the first place. The tech expert revealed he was “hurt and angry” but ultimately decided to accept the position again.
Sam Altman revealed in the interview that when he first received the offer to be CEO of OpenAI again, “it took some time to get over the ego and emotions.” In the end, he decided to accept the proposal presented to him.
“Obviously I really loved the company and I’ve been putting my all into this over the last four and a half years full time, but actually longer than that for most of my time,” he said in the interview. “Safe and beneficial general prosthetics.”
After he was fired from OpenAI on November 17, members of the company’s board said Altman and senior management had disagreements over his views on AI security, saying the CEO had not been “completely honest” with the board.
When asked why he was fired from OpenAI last month, Sam Altman decided to refrain from providing internal details of the decision. He also said he “welcomes” the independent investigation into his dismissal, led by OpenAI’s Brett Taylor.
Speaking about accepting the position again, Altman told The Verge: “It was really interesting. On Saturday morning, some board members called me and asked if I would be willing to talk about it. My immediate reaction was kind of ‘challenge. “It was like, ‘Man, I’m hurt and angry, and I think this is bad.’
Sam Altman has been fired and rehired as CEO of OpenAI
Sam Altman was fired as CEO of OpenAI on November 17, when the maker of ChatGPT announced it in a blog post. Greg Brockman and three of the company’s top executives resigned in solidarity, causing a boardroom brawl.
Days later, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that Altman had been appointed head of the company’s artificial intelligence research program. However, OpenAI employees threatened to resign if Altman was restored to the top job.
While many directors resisted his return, Sam Altman was offered the CEO position at OpenAI again, with Brett Taylor, Larry Summers and Adam D’Angelo named as the new board members.
