OpenAI Investors Keep Pushing for Sam Altman’s Return

Top investors were still pushing to reinstate Sam Altman to his CEO role at OpenAI as the future of the artificial-intelligence company remained in jeopardy.

The talks continued Monday as much of OpenAI’s staff threatened to quit if the board didn’t restore Altman to power, according to a person familiar with the matter. Meanwhile, OpenAI’s rivals were making public overtures to any disgruntled employees at the startup company behind the viral chatbot ChatGPT.

 Chief Executive Marc Benioff offered to hire any OpenAI researcher to work on his company’s own AI program, proposing similar compensation and asking candidates to send him their résumés directly. 

 CEO Satya Nadella has said the company was hiring Altman and Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president who resigned in protest after Altman was ousted, and was opening its doors to hiring more workers.