The board of OpenAI, the maker of the ChatGPT chatbot and one of the world’s highest-profile artificial intelligence companies, reversed course late last night and brought back Sam Altman as chief executive.

Cade Metz, a technology reporter for The Times, discusses a whirlwind five days at the company and analyzes what the fallout could mean for the future of the transformational technology.

Guest: Cade Metz (https://nytimes.com/by/cade-metz), a technology reporter for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• With Mr. Altman’s return, OpenAI’s board of directors will be overhauled (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/22/technology/openai-sam-altman-returns.html), jettisoning several members who had opposed him.
• Before the ouster, OpenAI’s board was already divided and feuding (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/21/technology/openai-altman-board-fight.html).

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