OpenAI has reinstated Sam Altman as CEO just days after his controversial ouster from the artificial intelligence firm. Altman’s swift return comes following mass employee protests over his firing. Hundreds of workers at the company had threatened to resign if the board did not bring Altman back and resign themselves.
Keypoints
- Sam Altman has been reinstated as CEO of OpenAI after being ousted last week
- His return sparked a 13% price surge for Worldcoin (WLD), which he co-founded
- OpenAI will have a new initial board consisting of Bret Taylor, Larry Summers, and Adam D’Angelo
- Altman said he’s looking forward to returning to OpenAI and building on their partnership with Microsoft
- Hundreds of OpenAI employees had threatened to quit if Altman wasn’t reinstated as CEO
Altman’s reinstatement sparked a 13% surge in prices for Worldcoin (WLD), the biometric ID project he co-founded in 2021. WLD jumped from $2.20 to…
