The Latest Breaking News from Sam Altman

With his sudden return to OpenAI, Sam Altman becomes the latest 'boomerang CEO'

In a reversal that brought him back in a matter of days, the OpenAI co-founder joins a club of CEOs who return after leaving the company they founded.

WEKU · Nov 21, 2023

What is a decel? The term that encapsulates the dueling ideologies in AI

Influential tech investors and online crackpots alike are convinced there's a battle being waged between AI doomsayers and futurists

Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2023

OpenAI shows the pitfalls of a nonprofit model

The for-profit model has a far better track record than non-profits of delivering value to society.

Fortune · Nov 21, 2023

After being blindsided by Sam Altman firing, Satya Nadella vows OpenAI governance changes: ‘Surprises are bad’

'This idea that changes happen without being in the loop is not good, and we will definitely make sure some of the changes needed happen,' Microsoft's boss said in an interview on Monday.

Fortune · Nov 21, 2023

Sharks are circling OpenAI hunting for AI talent, with Satya Nadella and Marc Benioff leading the feeding frenzy

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has offered to match compensation to any OpenAI researcher who has tendered their resignation.

Fortune · Nov 20, 2023

OpenAI’s venture capital investors keeping legal action on the table if Sam Altman isn’t reinstated, sources say

Satya Nadella's midnight hiring of Sam Altman and Greg Brockman was a shrewd move for Microsoft, but unless Altman returns to OpenAI, the startup's other VC investors will be left with an empty shell.

Fortune · Nov 20, 2023

OpenAI In Upheaval, Report Says Altman Could Return Amid Board Tensions: Microsoft Hits Record Highs, On Track For Best Year Since 1999

Former president of OpenAI, is reportedly contemplating a return to the company contingent on the resignation of the board members 

Zenger · Nov 20, 2023

What you need to know about Emmett Shear, OpenAI's new interim CEO

OpenAI is bringing in the former head of Twitch as interim CEO just days after the company pushed out its well-known leader, Sam Altman, sparking upheaval in the world of artificial intelligence

The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2023

Stock Market Today: Microsoft Gains Boost Stock Market

The blue chip stock popped on news the software giant has snagged OpenAI's ousted CEO to help lead an advanced AI research team.

Kiplinger · Nov 20, 2023

OpenAI's meltdown: What to know about Sam Altman's ouster, the employee revolt, and Microsoft's plot twist

On Friday afternoon, the OpenAI board fired Altman, saying he has not been “consistently candid” with them. By early Monday morning, he’d been hired by Microsoft.

Fortune · Nov 20, 2023