According to the latest report from technology media The Information, OpenAI seems to be "optimistic" that the dismissed CEO Sam Altman is expected to return to the company.
According to insiders, Chief Strategic Officer Jason Kwon wrote in a memo sent to employees late on Saturday (November 18th) local time that the company is still optimistic that Ultraman and several senior employees can be re hired.
On Friday (November 17th) local time, there was a sudden announcement that Ultraman had been fired, which also caused a huge uproar in the entire technology industry.
In addition, Greg Brockman, co-founder and president of OpenAI, previously announced on social media platform X that he would resign a few hours after Ultraman's departure. According to earlier reports, three senior researchers, Jakub Pachocki, Aleksander Madry, and Szymon Sidor, have also resigned.
And now there has been a reversal in this matter. Kwon wrote in the latest employee memo, "We are still working hard to find a solution, and we remain optimistic
By solving the problem, our intention is to bring back Sam, Greg, Yakub, Simon, Alexander, and other colleagues (I'm sorry if I missed you), so that those who want to work in artificial intelligence research, security, products, and policies can do their best
According to reports, Kwon also revealed that the company's management will be able to share another update on Sunday morning local time.
Regression conditions
Ultraman's sudden departure shocked the entire company and investors, including Microsoft.
According to the Wall Street Journal, less than a day after Ultraman was fired, investors were working hard to pressure the OpenAI board to revoke this decision.
Some OpenAI employees seem to have expressed their support for Ultraman, responding to a message posted by Ultraman on Saturday night saying 'I love the OpenAI team very much' and commenting on the 'love' symbol.
Varun, co-founder and CEO of Hyperspace AI, also released an open letter listing what would happen if Ultraman, Greg, and others really left OpenAI.
He said, 'You have to raise funds because your company's unit economic benefits are not feasible'; A transaction valued at $80 billion will also die; You also disrupted Microsoft, your biggest partner; You will lose your best trading personnel, top researchers, top product visionaries, important partners, and investors next week, leaving only one unprofitable business behind.
However, there are currently various signs that Ultraman has taken the initiative, and this man will come back!
Media reports suggest that if Ultraman returns to OpenAI, it may mean that the company's current board members and governance structure are about to undergo significant changes. The condition set by Ultraman himself for him to re serve as CEO is that the existing board of directors must resign.