Altman s reinstatement capped a corporate drama that mixed piles of money, a pressure campaign from allies, intense media attention and a steadfast belief among some in the AI community that they should proceed with caution with what they are building.
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Another member, Ilya Sutskever, who is also OpenAI s chief scientist, thought Altman was not always being honest when talking with the board. And board members worried that Altman was too focused on expansion while they wanted to balance that growth with AI safety.
While OpenAI later transitioned to a for-profit model, its controlling shareholder remains the nonprofit OpenAI Inc. and its board of directors. This unique structure made it possible for four OpenAI board members - the company s chief scientist, two outside tech entrepreneurs and an academic - to oust CEO Sam Altman on Friday.