Sam Altman returns as OpenAI CEO after days of infighting at AI startup
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Sam Altman is back as the chief executive of OpenAI. OpenAI said late Tuesday night that Altman and the board of the nonprofit that oversees the company came to an agreement in principle for Altman to return as CEO with a new board to replace the one that ousted him Friday. Altman's return should quell what was an all-out revolt by OpenAI employees against his removal and mark the beginning of the end of one of the most-watched corporate sagas in tech history. The saga began on Nov. 17 when...
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