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Ousted OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said to discuss possible return to start-up behind ChatGPT, mulls new artificial intelligence venture
- A day after the OpenAI board fired him, Sam Altman was talking with the company’s executives about improving its governance structure, a source said
- Altman has also discussed with some core OpenAI researchers how they could start a new artificial intelligence company
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Sam Altman, the recently ousted chief executive of OpenAI, is discussing a possible return to the company behind the ChatGPT bot even as he considers launching a new artificial intelligence (AI) venture, a person briefed on the matter said on Saturday.
A day after the board fired him in a surprise move that rocked the tech world, Altman was talking with OpenAI executives about improving the company’s governance structure, while he discusses with some core OpenAI researchers and others loyal to him how they could start a new AI company, the person said.
The possibilities of a return or a restart for Altman, seen by many as the face of generative AI, are in flux, according to the source, who asked not to be named because the person was not authorised to speak on behalf of the parties involved.
OpenAI and Altman did not reply to requests for comment.
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Investors in OpenAI, including its biggest backer Microsoft Corp, are discussing damage control, including possibly pushing the board to restore Altman as chief executive, fearing a mass exodus of talent without him, other sources said.
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