OpenAI said late on Tuesday Sam Altman would return to the company as CEO, capping days of high drama and marathon discussions about the future of the startup at the center of the global artificial intelligence boom.
Following his surprise dismissal on Friday, Altman had briefly joined Microsoft (MSFT.O) as the head of artificial intelligence research along with the ChatGPT maker's former President Greg Brockman and other staff.
The developments come less than a year after OpenAI kicked off a generative AI frenzy with the launch of viral chatbot ChatGPT and bagged Microsoft as an investor, among other big names.
