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

Altman says tech giant, which owns 49% of ChatGPT maker after investing $13bn, will take non-voting, observer position on board

OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman is back at the company as CEO after being fired earlier this month. The move coincides with a major restructuring of the OpenAI board, which now includes Microsoft as a non-voting member.

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.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed in a blog post Wednesday that he was returning to the helm of the company he cofounded, nearly two weeks after being ousted.