OpenAI engineers are making as much as $800,000 and were key in Altman's return to the AI startup.

One week after he was fired, Altman was restored as CEO of the leading artificial intelligence technology company as a result of a staff revolt, combined with the intervention of Microsoft Corporation and other powerful sections of the ruling class.

After being reinstated as CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman issued a letter highlighting next steps at the artificial intelligence company

OpenAI added an observer role for partner Microsoft as the artificial-intelligence startup’s new board formally took over and former CEO Sam Altman returned on Wednesday. WSJ’s Tom Dotan analyzes the developments.

One senior OpenAI staffer told Semafor that while employees were "happy" Altman was back they were "still in the dark about a lot of things."

Microsoft will take a non-voting, observer position on OpenAI's board, CEO Sam Altman said in his first official missive after taking back the reins of the company on Wednesday.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed in a blog post Wednesday that he was returning to the helm of the company he cofounded, nearly two weeks after being ousted.

Sam Altman, the briefly fired and quickly rehired CEO of OpenAI, has a hot take about his short stint away from the company. Speaking to The Verge's Alex Heath, Altman said he was happy to be back — and that the firing,