Sam Altman’s return to ChatGPT is more than just a flop in the Silicon Valley boardroom.

One day he’s in, the next day he’s gone. Other days he was halfway there. The nonsense that defines the comings and goings of star AI director Sam Altman has now taken a new turn: it’s back.

After several days of ups and downs, with nearly all of the company’s 700-plus employees signing a letter threatening to resign unless the board resigns, OpenAI, the company behind artificial intelligence program ChatGPT, said it was appointing Sam Altman as CEO. will return. startup he co-founded, days after he was fired by the board of directors.

Who is Sam Altman?

Altman is a 38-year-old cutting-edge technology genius who has been called the global face of artificial intelligence (AI) and is regularly compared to Bill Gates and Steve Jobs for his influence on AI. Since founding the Silicon Valley startup, he has helped it become one of the most valuable tech companies in the world, worth $86 billion.

Such is his influence that he was the keynote speaker at Rishi Sunak’s AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park earlier this month.

If he was so good, why was he fired?

In fact, no one is smarter. When the company announced his resignation last week, they blamed his behavior and a “lack of transparency” in his interactions with the board of directors for undermining their ability to effectively oversee the company. No specific examples were given.

When word spread that Altman had fallen out with management over ChatGPT’s security, the company told employees it was a “communication error between Sam and the board” and not a “criminal offense.” or our safety.” /Practice of Confidentiality.”

Walked in, walked out and was completely shocked?

The high-profile layoff stunned the industry; Few tech titans are treated this way. It was the sectoral equivalent of a seismic shock along the San Andreas Fault in California. The company’s backers, the biggest of them being software giant Microsoft, which has invested nearly $11 billion in OpenAI, only learned about what was happening about an hour ago. When this was announced to employees, dozens of top managers immediately announced they were leaving.

Calls for his reinstatement peaked on Sunday, and a deal appeared close when Altman tweeted that he was back at the OpenAI building, albeit with a “guest” security pass. But his supporters were stunned when negotiations collapsed and it emerged that OpenAI had quietly found his replacement.

Foreign exchange staff?

The dust had not yet settled when it was revealed that OpenAI employees had openly rebelled against the nonprofit’s board. Nearly all employees—more than 700—signed a letter threatening to leave the company unless the board resigns and reinstates CEO Sam Altman along with co-founder and former president Greg Brockman.

Her message was frank. “The process by which you fired Sam Altman and removed Greg Brockman from the board of directors jeopardized this entire work and undermined our mission and company,” the letter said. “Your conduct has clearly demonstrated that you do not have the authority to control OpenAI.”

To top it all off, Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI’s chief scientist and a member of the board that decided to fire Altman, expressed regret over his actions. Sutzkever tweeted: “I deeply regret my involvement in the actions of the board of directors. It was never my intention to harm OpenAI. I love everything we’ve created together and will do everything I can to bring the company back together.”

Last turn…

Altman and Brockman are back, and OpenAI has new directors. The company will have a new board of directors that will include former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, former Salesforce CEO Bret Taylor and Adam D’Angelo, founder of Quora, a question-and-answer website. Three of the four board members involved in Altman’s resignation last week will not be on the original board. OpenAI is now working to “figure out the details,” the company said. Will Microsoft, OpenAI’s biggest backer, have a seat on this new board and have more influence over how the company is run in the future?

Emmett Shear, interim CEO of OpenAi, has changed his status to former interim CEO of X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. He said he was “deeply pleased with this result.” [around] 72 very intense hours of work.”

“When I came to OpenAI, I wasn’t sure which path was right. This was the path that ensured maximum safety while still doing the right thing for everyone involved. I’m glad I can be part of the solution.”

What does it mean?

Tech observers said Altman’s efforts to raise money for OpenAI and turn its proposals into commercial products may have angered board members who felt it was their responsibility to ensure the safety of AI development. The company’s meteoric rise since the release of ChatGPT last November has been accompanied by growing discussions about the risks that increasingly sophisticated AI could bring.

OpenAI’s original six-member board reflected its status as a nonprofit foundation that did not represent investor interests. Ironically, Altman was instrumental in its development, as he was committed to ensuring that the advanced artificial intelligence the company developed would always benefit humanity.

Sam Altman is widely considered a techno-optimist, a person who firmly believes that the potential of artificial intelligence has positive benefits for humanity and that the downsides can be controlled. Others, so-called “doomsters,” are less confident about the benefits and are concerned about the threat posed by the new technology, calling for greater caution when developing artificial intelligence programs.

It is now believed that OpenAI’s new board is more focused on commercializing artificial intelligence. The degree of caution or control is less clear. OpenAI’s promise to “figure out the details” is highly anticipated.