In several interviews last night, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella indicated that recently fired OpenAI CEO Sam Altman may return to the AI startup in some capacity. This despite Altman announcing plans to join Microsoft’s new AI research team earlier this week following his ouster from OpenAI.
When asked directly if Altman could return to OpenAI, Nadella responded: “That’s, you know, the OpenAI board and management and the employees choosing to explicitly partner with OpenAI, and obviously that depends on the people at OpenAI. stay there or come to work. Microsoft, so I’m open to both options.”
Nadella appeared to confirm speculation that, with chief scientist Ilya Sutskever’s change of heart, only two more OpenAI board members need to change to potentially reinstate Altman. Former president Greg Brockman was also removed from the board last week.
In addition to leaving the door open for Altman’s return, Nadella stated that Microsoft would like to see “some change around governance” at OpenAI, including investor relations. As the largest backer of OpenAI, with more than $10 billion invested, Microsoft does not currently have a seat on the board of directors. “It is clear that something has to change around governance; We will have a good dialogue with your board of directors about it,” Nadella commented.
There has been continued chaos at OpenAI since Altman’s surprise firing last Friday. Over the weekend, remaining management vetted replacement board candidates to potentially bring Altman back. At the same time, the board conducted a hasty CEO search and ultimately named Twitch’s Emmett Shear as the controversial pick.
Shear’s appointment as the new CEO sparked widespread employee revolts and resignations. More than 700 of OpenAI’s approximately 770 employees signed a letter calling for the board’s resignation and Altman’s reinstatement. Rival AI companies like Salesforce are also recruiting talent from OpenAI’s disaffected talent pool.
Shear has vowed to launch an independent investigation into Altman’s firing. But with minimal explanations from the board and employees refusing to work with Shear, drama and uncertainty continues at OpenAI.
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