Sam Altman Discussing Return To OpenAI With Company Board: Report

Sam Altman was fired yesterday with the company board saying that it has "lost confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI".

The board members of OpenAI, the company that created ChatGPT, are in discussions with Sam Altman who was fired as the company CEO yesterday, multiple people familiar with the matter said.

Sources say OpenAI investors are pressing the company board to reinstate Sam Altman.

Some of the investors are also in talks with Microsoft Corp., the largest shareholder of OpenAI, about reinstating Altman as CEO, sources said. Microsoft has invested billions of dollars in OpenAI and has woven the company's technology into its offerings, including search engine Bing.