OpenAI announced on Wednesday that everything is set for Sam Altman to return as the company’s chief executive officer, putting an official end to the uncertainty surrounding his future at the organization.
Furthermore, the organization reportedly announced that agreements have been concluded to grant Microsoft, investor and partner, a non-voting seat on its board.
OpenAI Has New Initial Board
This follows the dramatic events that transpired on November 17, 2023, when Sam Altman was fired from his position at OpenAI.
An unpleasant internal conflict escalated due to this action; employees threatened to resign in protest of Altman’s departure.
However, the company’s board of directors declared that Altman would return as CEO.
The organization announced that Mira Murati would return to her role as CTO and that Bret Taylor, Larry Summers, and Adam D’Angelo would be on the new initial board.
In addition, the board emphasized its strategies to enhance the company’s governance structure and further stabilize the OpenAI organization.
Returning As CEO, Sam Altman Has A Message
Altman expressed eagerness to proceed with the development of beneficial artificial general intelligence.
Regarding OpenAI’s agreement with Microsoft, Altman reaffirmed in his blog post that the tech giant will serve as a non-voting observer on the 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.”
Meanwhile, the Worldcoin Price (WLD) exhibited indications of recovery after the disclosure that OpenAI formally reinstated Sam Altman as its CEO.
Following removing Altman as CEO by OpenAI’s board, the WLD Coin descended into a downward trend.
However, it was able to regain its previous losses when the board decided to reinstate Altman.