OpenAI's chief scientist Ilya Sutskever (right), and former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in June 2023.
OpenAI's chief scientist Ilya Sutskever (right), and former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in June 2023.
  • OpenAI's Ilya Sutskever had a dramatic reversal regarding the ousting of his cofounder, Sam Altman.
  • The U-turn came after an emotional plea from cofounder Greg Brockman's wife, the WSJ reported.
  • Sutskever officiated the couple's wedding in 2019.

Ilya Sutskever, the chief scientist and a cofounder of OpenAI, expressed remorse on Monday for his role in ousting Sam Altman as the CEO of the company.