TIMELINE - From CEO Sam Altman's firing to Elon Musk's lawsuit: check out the OpenAI saga
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will return to the ChatGPT-maker's board along with three new directors, the company said on Friday. Below is a timeline of the events in a tumultuous few months for the artificial intelligence company. Date Event Nov. 17, OpenAI board fires CEO Sam Altman and 2023 President Greg Brockman quits. Mira Murati named as interim CEO Nov. 18, Altman's firing was over a "breakdown in 2023 communication between Sam and the board," and not "malfeasance", COO Brad Lightcap says in an internal memo Early investor Khosla Ventures says it wants Altman back at OpenAI, "but will back him in whatever he does next"
Altman discusses a possible return to the company even as he contemplates a new venture, source says Nov. 20, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the Windows 2023 maker has hired Altman, Brockman and their colleagues to lead a new advanced AI research team OpenAI appoints former Twitch boss Emmett Shear as interim CEO. Shear pledges probe into Altman's exit. Nearly all OpenAI staff threaten to quit and join Altman at Microsoft, demanding board resign and Altman and Brockman are reinstated Some investors in OpenAI explore legal recourse against the board, sources say Nov. 21, OpenAI says Altman will return as CEO with a 2023 new initial board. Brockman will also return Nov. 22, Ahead of Altman's exit, staff wrote a letter 2023 to the board warning of an AI discovery that could threaten humanity, sources say Nov. 29, Altman says Microsoft will take a non-voting, 2023 observer position on OpenAI's board Dec. 8, 2023 Britain's anti-trust regulator considers whether Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI has resulted in the creation of a relevant merger situation.
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Microsoft denies it has taken control of the company Dec. 13, Axel Springer partners with OpenAI in a 2023 first-of-its-kind deal that will deliver summaries of the global news publisher's content in
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