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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Kari Paul and agencies

OpenAI reinstates CEO Sam Altman to board after firing and rehiring

A young white man with short hair smiling and looking relaxed sitting in shade outdoors next to a brick wall.
Sam Altman on the opening day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on 16 January 2024. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

OpenAI CEO and co-founder Sam Altman has been reinstated to the firm’s board of directors following an outside investigation into the turmoil that led the company to abruptly fire and rehire him in November.

OpenAI said the investigation by the law firm WilmerHale concluded that Altman’s ouster had been a “consequence of a breakdown in the relationship and loss of trust” between Altman and the prior board and that the CEO’s conduct “did not mandate removal”.

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