Revitalizing OpenAI: Sam Altman's Return

Late Tuesday, OpenAI announced that Sam Altman, former CEO of Y Combinator, was being brought back to the company. This decision came after a five-day campaign by Sam and OpenAI employees threatening to quit and join Microsoft. The board of directors agreed in principle for Altman's return and there will be changes to the board composition. Adam DiAngelo, the CEO of Quora, is the only board member remaining, while two new members, Brett Taylor and Larry Summers, will join. Altman's dispute with the board apparently stemmed from an academic paper written by Helen Toner, bringing negative attention to OpenAI's safety practices, which Altman saw as a betrayal. The composition of the board and Altman's return indicates a shift in power towards a more business-oriented and less safety-focused approach.