OpenAI would likely have unraveled if Sam Altman hadn’t returned as chief executive officer following his brief ouster in 2023, former tech chief Mira Murati said, offering her clearest account yet of one of Silicon Valley’s most dramatic boardroom battles.
Murati, who later left OpenAI to found Thinking Machines Lab, was one of a key cohort who helped reinstate Altman after his shock firing nearly three years ago. The episode thrust Murati into the spotlight after she was briefly named interim CEO. When she quickly set about trying to bring Altman back, the board replaced her with former Twitch chief ...
