Sam Altman addressed employees in a company memo on Nov. 29, marking his official return to the top leadership position at OpenAI.
OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman has officially returned to office as the firm’s CEO, ending a whirlwind few weeks caused by his abrupt and unexpected temporary departure.
Addressing OpenAI employees in a company memo made public on Nov.
Altman also confirmed a “new initial board” with Salesforce CEO Bret Taylor as chair, former United States Secretary of the Treasury Larry Summers, and Adam D’Angelo, the CEO of social question-and-answer website Quora.
— Sam Altman (@sama) November 30, 2023
“I have never been more excited about the future.
It was signaled to Altman that he would be reinstated as CEO on Nov. 22, only two days after he was initially fired.
Microsoft gets non-voting seat on OpenAI board
Altman revealed that Microsoft will also be included as a non-voting observer on the new board.
“We clearly made the right choice to partner with Microsoft and I’m excited that our new board will include them as a non-voting observer,” he said.
