According to a recent statement, the OpenAI board was unaware of the extent to which abruptly removing Sam Altman would destabilize the company.
Sam Altman has returned to the OpenAI board following a whirlwind series of events in November 2023, where he was initially let go from the company, only to be reinstated within days.
According to a statement published on March 8, Altman has been brought back on to the OpenAI board of directors alongside three new members: the former CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Sue Desmond-Hellmann; the former executive vice president and general counsel at Sony Corporation, Nicole Seligman; and the chair of Instacart, Fidji Simo.
Just four months ago, Altman was ousted from the board and briefly dismissed from his role as the company’s CEO.
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