OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Reinstated After Staff Threaten to Quit

Altman's Firing and Reinstatement Followed by Board Resignations Amid Internal Turmoil

OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, was fired by the board, hired by Microsoft, and then reinstated after more than 95% of OpenAI’s staff threatened to quit and join him.
Three of the directors who had initially fired Altman stepped down themselves, including OpenAI co-founder and chief scientist Ilya Sutskever.
OpenAI is a leading player in the AI industry, known for its revolutionary chatbot ChatGPT.
Microsoft was ready to hire Altman and his team to lead a new AI Research Lab within the company.
The board's decision to fire Altman was not related to any malfeasance or issues related to the company's financial, business, safety, or security/privacy practices.