Sam Altman
Sam Altman was forced out as the CEO of OpenAI on Friday, setting into motion a weekend of chaos for the company.
  • Sam Altman joined a select group of high-profile tech execs this week.
  • The OpenAI CEO was ousted from his position – then returned to the company just four days later.
  • Apple’s Steve Jobs and Twitter’s Jack Dorsey made similar comebacks at the companies they founded.

OpenAI boss Sam Altman joined a select group of tech execs this week.

The ChatGPT developer fired its CEO Friday, saying he "hadn't been consistently candid in his communications with the board" – then brought him back just four days later.