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.

Following Sam Altman's rollercoaster of a return as OpenAI's CEO, the company announced that it will now include Microsoft as a non-voting observer on its board. The question remains as to why the firm's largest investor wasn't on its board in the first place,

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

Microsoft president Brad Smith doubts Sam Altman was pushed out over a major AI advance that threatened humanity, but doesn't seem to know much more.

Sam Altman has shown the world that he’s not to be messed with. Within four days of losing his job as chief executive officer of OpenAI in a surprise boardroom coup, the 38-year-old artificial intelligence phenom won back his position,

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.

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."

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.