Microsoft CEO Says He's 'Open' To Prospect Of Sam Altman Returning To OpenAI

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Monday said that he was open to the prospect of Sam Altman returning to OpenAI following his dramatic ouster from the high-profile company last week, as the fallout of his abrupt removal continues. The tech giant had previously announced that it was bringing in Altman and former OpenAI President Greg Brockman to lead a new artificial intelligence research team there, and also appeared prepared to hire other OpenAI employees who choose to follow their former boss out of the company. Brockman resigned from OpenAI in protest over the firing of Altman as CEO. But in an interview with CNBC, Nadella seemed willing to accept a scenario in which Altman would return to his old job, saying it's up to the people of OpenAI to choose to stay there or go over to Microsoft. "I'm open to both options," he said.