(Yet Another) Emergency Pod: Sam Altman Is Back

<p>In yet another head-spinning twist at OpenAI, Sam Altman was reinstated as the company’s chief executive on Tuesday night, a mere five days after the OpenAI board had fired him. The board will be overhauled and a new set of directors, including Bret Taylor and Lawrence Summers, will join.</p><p>Today, we discuss how Altman returned to the top seat — and whether the OpenAI news will ever slow down.</p><p><strong>Additional Reading:</strong></p><ul><li>Late Tuesday night, Sam Altman was <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/22/technology/openai-sam-altman-returns.html" target="_blank">reinstated as OpenAI’s chief executive</a>.</li></ul><p> </p>