Microsoft Hires Sam Altman As OpenAI Board Brings In New Interim CEO

Microsoft on Monday announced it has hired ousted OpenAI CEO and co-founder Sam Altman to head a new advanced AI research team after OpenAI's board decided against reinstating Altman following negotiations over the weekend. The appointment caps off a chaotic weekend for the tech world, which kicked off Friday after OpenAI's board of directors suddenly fired Altman, a high-profile figure and wunderkind of the artificial intelligence boom. It appeared there was a chance Altman could return to OpenAI but the board instead decided to appoint its second interim CEO, seemingly ending Altman's hopes of returning to the helm after his shocking ouster. Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella said Monday the tech giant -- who is a lead investor in OpenAI -- is also bringing in OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman, who resigned as president of the company in protest over the firing of Altman. "We're extremely excited to share the news that Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, together with colleagues, will be joining Microsoft to lead a new advanced AI research team," Nadella wrote in a statement posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.