Sam Altman
Sam Altman during the APEC CEO Summit in San Francisco, California.
  • Sam Altman is returning as the CEO of OpenAI.
  • He was fired from the job on Friday, kicking off a weekend of chaos in Silicon Valley.
  • OpenAI said they'd have a new initial board of Bret Taylor, Larry Summers, and Adam D'Angelo.

Sam Altman is set to return as OpenAI's CEO.

The ChatGPT maker announced Altman's return in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Wednesday morning. OpenAI said they "reached an agreement in principle" for Altman's return.