- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks out on being fired by his board in November.
- The unusual corporate structure of OpenAI is what led to Altman’s surprise ouster.
- The night the board of OpenAI voted out its founder and CEO, Altman said he thought it was “wild,” felt “super confused” and was “super caught off guard.”
DAVOS, Switzerland — OpenAI founder and CEO Sam Altman said the night he was pushed out by the board was “wild,” and he felt “super confused” and was “super caught off guard.”
“But this is the structure, and I immediately just went to go thinking about what I was going to do next,” Altman said at a private gathering convened at the Bloomberg House on the Davos Promenade on Tuesday.
“It was not until some board members called me the next morning that I even thought about really coming back,” continued Altman, reflecting on the dramatic turn of events that led to his ouster — and subsequent reinstatement — in November. “But, like, the board did have all of the power there.”
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