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.