Sam Altman is joining Microsoft, the tech-giant has announced, ending speculation he might return to OpenAI just 48 hours after his chaotic ousting.
Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that Mr Altman would be joining Microsoft to lead “a new advanced AI research team”.
Meanwhile, ex-Twitch CEO Emmett Shear will become OpenAI’s new boss.
Writing on X, he called the job a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity”.
But he added the way Mr Altman had been sacked was “handled very badly” and “seriously damaged our trust”.
Mr Altman, 38, helped launch the firm – best known for creating the popular ChatGPT bot – and has become one of the most influential figures in the fast-growing generative artificial intelligence (AI) space.
So when the board dismissed him on Friday, after saying it had lost confidence in him, it sent shockwaves through the industry, and set in train a chaotic series of events.
