Leading artificial intelligence company, OpenAI, has experienced a whirlwind of changes over the past week. Amidst the upheaval, an all-white, male board of directors has emerged.
As a brief recap, the board removed CEO Sam Altman due to concerns with a lack of “being candid in his communication” and appointed CTO Mira Murati as interim CEO on November 17th. Then, on November 19, Microsoft announced the hiring of Altman and former-president and board chairman of OpenAI, Greg Brockman, to lead a new advanced artificial intelligence team. That same day, OpenAI announced a new interim CEO, Twitch CEO Emmett Shear, and over 95 percent of OpenAI’s employees signed a letter threatening to quit if Altman was not reinstated and the current board removed. This led to another announcement three days later: Altman’s return as CEO of OpenAI and the formation of a new board.
By Rebekah Bastian for Forbes.