The unexpected removal of Sam Altman as the CEO by the board members of the company on November 18, 2023, has once again put it under the spotlight. The staff members are demanding that the board members resign while accusing them of undermining Altman's contribution to the company. On the other hand, Microsoft, where Altman now works, has also extended an offer to recruit the OpenAI employees who have threatened to quit. A complete timeline of the OpenAI and Sam Altman controversyIt is the company behind the wildly popular ChatGPT (Image via OpenAI)Start of OpenAISam Altman was one of the founding board members of OpenAI. Further, they asked for Altman and Brockman to be reinstated, along with the appointment of two new lead independent directors.

Source: New York Times November 21, 2023 20:57 UTC