Sam Altman returns to OpenAI's board of directors, fully reversing the ChatGPT company's wild shakeup

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has announced changes to its board of directors. Sam Altman, co-founder and former CEO, will return to the board after being fired and rehired in a surprising turn of events. Altman’s return follows the dismissal of the directors responsible for his ouster. OpenAI has also appointed four new directors, including Sue Desmond-Hellman, Nicole Seligman, and Fidji Simo. The company has completed an independent investigation into Altman’s firing, which concluded that it was due to a breakdown of trust, not concerns about AI safety or security. The interim board has unanimously decided that Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman should be rehired. The board plans to improve the company’s governance structure and implement new guidelines, conflict-of-interest policies, whistleblower hotline, and oversight committees.