OpenAI is unlikely to give a board seat to Microsoft and other investors, including Thrive Capital, Sequoia Capital, and Khosla Ventures, despite their significant investments in the company.
After being contacted by Reuters, OpenAI, which declined to comment, acknowledged in an internal message to staffers a project called Q and a letter to the board before the weekend s events, one of the people said. An OpenAI spokesperson said that the message, sent by long-time executive Mira Murati, alerted staff to certain media stories without commenting on their accuracy.
Sam Altman is back as CEO of OpenAI - four crazy days after the board sacked him because it had "lost confidence" in his ability to lead the Microsoft-backed firm.