The company OpenAI unexpectedly for everyone announced the dismissal of its president Sam Altman (Sam Altman). The news struck many as extremely strange, but now it’s getting even weirder as The Verge reports that OpenAI wants to bring Altman back.

OpenAI’s board is in talks about returning Altman as CEO, the source said, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. Since the situation is not limited to Altman’s strange behavior, some very serious changes are taking place within the company. Greg Brockman, who served as chairman and president of OpenAI, has resigned. Some senior researchers also resigned on Friday, and this is not the end.

The Verge says that one of the key roles in the situation with Altman was played by Ilya Sutskever (Ilya Sutskever), co-founder of OpenAI and head of research projects, who is currently a member of the company’s board of directors. If you read the discussion on the topic on the social network

A source told The Verge that Altman is “undecided” on a return and wants a significant change in management. So this could be some kind of power struggle; This is no surprise given OpenAI’s current impact and future potential.

Source Forbes writes that the scenario for Altman’s return would be simple: forcing OpenAI’s new leadership, led by acting CEO Mira Murati and the remaining board of directors, to admit that their situation is untenable due to a combination of mass protests from senior researchers. , rejection of cloud computing loans from Microsoft and possible lawsuit from investors. Faced with such a combination, management would be forced to bring Altman back, likely leading to further departures by those believed to have pushed for Altman’s ouster, including Sutzkever and board member Adam D’Angelo.