OpenAI engineers are making as much as $800,000 and were key in Altman's return to the AI startup.

Microsoft will have a role on OpenAI’s new board as the artificial intelligence start-up aims to strengthen its corporate governance following a week of chaos in which five out of six of its directors, including chief executive Sam Altman, were ousted or quit.

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.

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

The recent chaos at artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI was not due to a disagreement over safety, the president of Microsoft has said. There were fears the sacking of OpenAI boss Sam Altman followed a "dangerous" discovery at the ChatGPT creator.

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,

Sam Altman is officially back as OpenAI CEO, but it’s not a return to the status quo. His comeback marks a new era, and one that will be closely watched over by Microsoft.