OpenAI’s board is seeking to bring back Sam Altman, possibly due to pressure from key investors like Microsoft, Thrive Capital, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia, and Tiger Global. According to Bloomberg, Altman is discussing plans for a new company with Brockman and other AI researchers in his camp, as reported by Forbes.
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– active convos happening to reinstate @sama including w/ Microsoft and @satyanadella
– Sam has Satya’s support/confidence whatever he does next
– in one scenario the board could resign
– this is a fast-moving complex negotiation
– Sam is open to… https://t.co/0q2K1w7zkS— Emily Chang (@emilychangtv) November 18, 2023
Internal sources cited by Forbes indicate that the situation could escalate, with measures such as widespread uprising by senior researchers, withholding of cloud computing credits from Microsoft, and the looming threat of a lawsuit. This potential Altman homecoming would bring about a major change in the leadership of OpenAI, with speculation that members of the current board may step down soon, as mentioned by Bloomberg. Additionally, Microsoft’s Nadella has reportedly pledged his support for Altman’s future endeavors. However, OpenAI and its lead investors, including Microsoft, have yet to make any public statements regarding the push to reinstate Altman.
To be clear, Khosla Ventures wants @sama back at @OpenAI but will back him in whatever he does next
— Vinod Khosla (@vkhosla) November 19, 2023