Will investor urging see Sam Altman return as OpenAI CEO?

Sam Altman. PIC/BLOOMBERG

A day after OpenAI removed Sam Altman as its CEO, the entrepreneur posted a message to the OpenAI team on Sunday on social media amid reports that investors were urging its board to reinstate him. "i love the openai team so much," Mr Altman said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

With over 4.3 million views on the post, rumours soon began suggesting that Altman was hinting at his return to the AI firm. The post was soon flooded with messages of users claiming Altman's comeback. "We're back," said one of the replies.

Extending support to the interim OpenAI CEO Mira Murati, Satya Nadella had said on Saturday that Microsoft remains committed to OpenAI. Sources, however, claim that he was blindsided by the board's decision and has been in touch with Altman since his abrupt firing. A group of OpenAI staff has threatened to quit if the entire board doesn't resign and reinstate Sam Altman.

Some reports claimed that Altman is planning to launch his own venture if talks with OpenAI fail. Former OpenAI president Greg Brockman is expected to join the effort, and the project is still in development. Altman was fired on Saturday with the company board saying that it has "lost confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI". The dismissal prompted co-founder Greg Brockman to announce his departure too.

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