1:25 PM UTC – November 22, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Sam Altman is returning as CEO of OpenAI just days after his ouster, capping frenzied discussions about the future of the startup at the center of an artificial intelligence boom.
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The ChatGPT maker also unveiled a new initial board with former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor as chair and Larry Summers, former U.S. Treasury Secretary, and Adam D’Angelo as directors. D’Angelo was part of the original board that had dismissed Altman.
The return of Altman could potentially usher in a new era for the startup which had long juggled concerns among staff about AI’s dangers and its potential for commercialization.
“i’m looking forward to returning to openai,” Altman said in a post on the X social media platform late on Tuesday.
The original board had given scant explanation for…
