Boss was sacked by ChatGPT developer over failure to be ‘candid in his communications’

Altman ‘was working on new venture’ before sacking

Opinion: Altman was trusted face of AI. His firm is more complex

Sam Altman is being lined up for a surprise return as the chief executive of the ChatGPT developer OpenAI amid pressure from investors to reverse his surprise ousting.

Altman was fired by the company board on Friday, citing a failure to be “candid in his communications”, in a move that shocked Silicon Valley.