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.

OpenAI added an observer role for partner Microsoft as the artificial-intelligence startup’s new board formally took over and former CEO Sam Altman returned on Wednesday. WSJ’s Tom Dotan analyzes the developments.

Sam Altman, the briefly fired and quickly rehired CEO of OpenAI, has a hot take about his short stint away from the company. Speaking to The Verge's Alex Heath, Altman said he was happy to be back — and that the firing,

Sutskever previously voted to fire Altman as OpenAI's CEO in a boardroom coup. Altman's now back as OpenAI's boss.

And we’re making such great progress on the mission that I care so much about, the mission of safe and beneficial AGI.” After an attempted boardroom coup that lasted five days, Altman officially returned as CEO of OpenAI on Wednesday.