Microsoft Hiring Sam Altman Won’t Solve Its OpenAI Problem

After a chaotic few days ofboardroom coups andattempted counter-coups at OpenAI, Microsoft Corp. said it would hire Sam Altman to lead a new artificial intelligence research team. It was astunning turn for Microsoft, which had bet big on OpenAI and its former chief executive officer, Altman.

But it’s not an ideal outcome for Altman or Microsoft. Which is why a group of OpenAI investors is still pushing for Altman’s return as chief, a move Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said he’s open to.

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