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Sam Altman and the board of OpenAI are in talks to bring the company co-founder back, Bloomberg reported.
The discussions are happening between the recently-ousted chief executive officer of OpenAI and at least one board member, Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. The talks appear to also involve some OpenAI investors.
Altman could return as a director on a transitional board. Altman was fired on Friday in a shocking move and then — perhaps — hired over the weekend by Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) alongside, Greg Brockman, another co-founder of the startup and president of the board who quit upon Altman’s removal.
The OpenAI situation continues to be a fluid one for Microsoft (MSFT) with CEO Satya Nadella telling Bloomberg on Monday he wants to work with Altman, “irrespective of where” he is.
The vast majority of OpenAI’s staff has threatened to quit, demanding that the board members that fired the CEO resign and Altman and Brockman are reinstated.
OpenAI interim CEO Emmett Shear has told people close to the company that he does not plan to stay if the board cannot clearly convey the reason for Altman’s ouster, the news outlet added.
