If you’re having trouble keeping up with everything that’s going on over at OpenAI, you’re not alone. Since it was announced on Friday that Open AI’s CEO, Sam Altman, had been ousted due to the fact that “he was not consistently candid in his communications with [the board],” it’s been a stream of announcements for the revolving door of leadership at the company. As the creators of ChatGPT, OpenAI has been a star of the Artificial Intelligence industry. This means all eyes have been on them the past few days as rumors swirl about the status of their leadership team.

What began as an ousting of Altman has now ended in the removal of the majority of the board that began the movement against him and Altman back as CEO after five tumultuous days. Greg Brockman, the President and Co-Founder of OpenAI, who had quit in solidarity when Altman’s firing was announced, will now be rejoining him back at OpenAI. Brockman was not the only employee to show resentment towards Altman’s firing. In a letter to the board, a large portion of the staff threatened to leave OpenAI if Altman was not reinstated as CEO. At the time, Altman’s plan was to lead a new AI venture at Microsoft with Brockman by his side. Over 500 employees claimed that “Microsoft has assured us that there are positions for all OpenAI employees at this new subsidiary should we choose to join.” 

In addition, the second interim CEO of OpenAI since Friday allegedly stated he would be stepping down if it was not made clear exactly why Altman was fired. Previously, CTO Mira Murati had been named the interim CEO until Sunday when she was reinstated as CTO. With Altman back at OpenAI, Adam D’Angelo, the CEO of Quora is now the only former board member remaining. According to the New York Times, “OpenAI’s revamped board of directors will include Bret Taylor, an early Facebook officer and former co-chief executive of Salesforce; Lawrence Summers, the former Treasury secretary; and Mr. D’Angelo, a current board member and chief executive of the question and answer site, Quora.”

While the dust appears to be settling, no one can quite be sure if this marks the end of upheaval at OpenAI. There’s no doubt that plenty of eyes will stay on the company as this new board begins its leadership and Altman continues his reign as CEO. For updates on this story and to keep up with the latest developments in Artificial Intelligence, marketing, and technology; be sure to follow SparkShoppe on social media and keep up with our blog!