The Latest Breaking News from Sam Altman

Microsoft CEO and Chairman Satya Nadella says Altman will lead “new advanced AI research team” at the company.

The days-long saga at the helm of the world’s best known AI business took another turn this morning after ChatGPT maker OpenAI said it would hire the former boss of Twitch as its new CEO, while its ousted exec Sam Altman would move to lead investor Microsoft to run an…

On Friday, OpenAI’s high-flying chief executive Sam Altman was unexpectedly fired by the company’s board. Co-founder and chief technology officer Greg Brockman was also removed as the board president, after which he promptly resigned.

The shock announcement follows reports that Microsoft and other investors were pushing to reinstate Altman as CEO.

Investors raced to reinstate Altman after the OpenAI board fired him Friday. But Elon Musk says for AI safety reasons the true reason for the firing must be revealed.

"None of this bodes well," writes the NYU professor, who's worried about the nonprofit's board getting overpowered.

The Andreessen Horowitz co-founder has long believed that “software is eating the world,” but he wants the AI space to move faster.

OpenAI booted Sam Altman out of the CEO spot and may have just changed the trajectory of AI

Microsoft and other investors want Altman back as OpenAI CEO after his surprise ouster by the board on Friday.

The company doesn't have a seat on the board. What it does have is arguably more powerful.

After his surprising and unceremonious ousting on Friday, there have been talks, and pressure from big investors like Microsoft, to reinstate Sam Altman.