OpenAI CEO: Why did OpenAI hand over the reins of CEO to Sam Altman after resigning from the job? What happened in a week, the truth revealed from the report

Sam Altman, a prominent name in the world of AI, is in the headlines these days. In the year 2023, he was removed from the post of CEO of OpenAI, then got new responsibility in Microsoft. After this, he returned again as CEO of OpenAI within a week. The story of this entire matter has now come to light. According to The New Yorker report, the decision to remove Sam Altman was taken due to internal allegations against the board.

According to Moneycontrol, the allegations stated that Sam Altman repeatedly misled the board and senior leadership and withheld certain material information. This matter was put before the board by the then chief scientist Ilya Sutskever. The report said that Sutskever had prepared approximately 70 pages of internal material, which included Slack messages and HR documents. These documents were shared with the elected board members in the form of confidential memos.

Did Sam Altman mislead?

There were some messages which disappeared after sending. The documents clearly accuse Sam Altman of misleading the board and senior leadership, particularly regarding matters related to internal security procedures. A memo quoted by The New Yorker read that “Sam exhibits a consistent pattern of …” and the first charge was lying.

It was reported that the moment of removing Sam Altman was very dramatic. Altman was watching a Formula 1 race in Las Vegas when Sutskever asked him to join a video call with the board. During the call he was informed that he was no longer an employee of OpenAI. The OpenAI board subsequently issued a public statement, saying Altman “was not consistently clear in his communications.” At first this was considered completely vague, but according to The New Yorker report it was based on insider allegations made on the board.

Employees and investors supported

Protests began immediately after the decision to remove Sam Altman. Employees and investors supported him. According to the report, thousands of employees threatened to resign if he was not made the CEO back. Due to this opposition and pressure, within just five days the board reinstated Altman as CEO.

This entire incident started a new round of discussion in Silicon Valley. The New Yorker report also revealed that the distinction between the board’s decision and insider allegations was difficult. The support of employees and investors played an important role in Sam Altman’s favor and forced the board to correct its mistake.