OpenAI investors push for return of ousted CEO Sam Altman

Sam Altman is being lined up for a surprise return as the chief executive of the ChatGPT developer OpenAI amid pressure from investors to reverse his surprise ousting. Altman was fired by the company board on Friday, citing a failure to be "candid in his communications", in a move that shocked Silicon Valley. However, OpenAI's investors – who include Microsoft – are pushing for his reinstatement, according to reports. On Saturday, the Information, a tech news website, reported that OpenAI was "optimistic" it could bring back Altman. The report quoted a memo from the company's chief strategy officer, Jason Kwon, telling staff that an effort was under way to bring back Altman and other senior colleagues who had left. "We are still working towards a resolution and we remain optimistic," Kwon wrote, according to the Information.