OpenAI investors are reportedly considering legal action against the company board for its decision to terminate CEO Sam Altman, with the potential for significant repercussions.
According to sources familiar with the matter, they are only exploring legal recourse at the moment and nothing has been set in stone.
OpenAI Investors Worry About Potential High Costs
According to a recent Reuters report, the investors are concerned that the recent actions by the board to fire OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman, could them millions of dollars:
“Investors worry that they could lose hundreds of millions of dollars they invested in OpenAI, a crown jewel in some of their portfolios, with the potential collapse of the hottest startup in the rapidly growing generative AI sector.”
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It has been a quick turn around of events for OpenAI. Altman stepping down as CEO and being replaced by CTO Mira Murati was reported only on November 17.
OpenAI’s Recent Intense Period
Shortly after, OpenAI released a statement that said they no longer have “confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI.”
However, within a period of five days, Altman returned to the company.
Meanwhile, the future of the company remains uncertain. Furthermore, Altman declared during the five days that he would consider returning only if the entire board resigned.
However, following the announcement that Altman would be returning, he made a post on X. He stated,” I love OpenAI. And everything I’ve done over the past few days has been in service of keeping this team and its mission together.”
He thanked Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella for his support and for helping him make the decision.
“With the new board and with Satya’s [Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella] support, I’m looking forward to returning to OpenAI, and building on our strong partnership with Microsoft.”
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