OpenAI Says Sam Altman to Return as CEO, Company to Get New Board Members

Sam Altman will return to lead OpenAI less than five days after he was pushed out of one of the world's most valuable startups, setting off a shock back-and-forth drama that transfixed Silicon Valley and the global AI industry. Altman is returning as chief executive officer and the initial board will be led by Bret Taylor, a former co-CEO of Salesforce Inc. The other directors are Larry Summers, the former U.S. Treasury Secretary, and existing member Adam D'Angelo, the co-founder and CEO of Quora Inc. OpenAI is now working "to figure out the details," the company said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam Altman to return to OpenAI as CEO with a new initial board of Bret Taylor (Chair), Larry Summers, and Adam D'Angelo. We are collaborating to figure out the details.