{"id":262451,"date":"2023-11-22T08:01:46","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T13:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=316677"},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:36:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:36:16","slug":"what-happened-with-sam-altman-and-openai-chronology-of-a-historical-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/what-happened-with-sam-altman-and-openai-chronology-of-a-historical-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything that has happened with Sam Altman and OpenAI: chronology of a historic event"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After all the commotion we&#8217;ve experienced over the last five days, in this magazine, we thought it&#8217;s a good idea to <strong>summarize the chaos at OpenAI with a timeline of news and articles<\/strong> that cover and explain every step of the saga.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"ChatGPT\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/47ef1772-2a82-4750-b97a-354b13dbd112\/3647786732\/chatgpt-ChatGPT-icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">ChatGPT<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It all began on Friday, November 17; in Spain, it was already the 18th. That&#8217;s the day our story begins. At that moment, OpenAI&#8217;s board announced to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/who-is-sam-altman-we-review-the-man-of-the-moment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Sam Altman<\/a> that he was out of the company, stepping down from the CEO position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">i loved my time at openai. it was transformative for me personally, and hopefully the world a little bit. most of all i loved working with such talented people.<br><br>will have more to say about what\u2019s next later. <br><br>?<\/p>&mdash; Sam Altman (@sama) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sama\/status\/1725631621511184771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>November 17<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/openai-kills-sam-altman-chatgpt-figure-and-now-what-happens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">OpenAI axes Sam Altman, the figure behind ChatGPT. What happens now?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was time to be baffled. Nobody understood anything. That&#8217;s why we published a longer article on Sunday <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-truth-about-the-dismissal-of-sam-altman-ceo-of-openai-and-head-of-chatgpt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">explaining the possible motivations that led the board to oust Sam<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This article used sources from The New York Times and The Verge to try to uncover the truth behind the dismissal. The next day, we discovered that Microsoft had a master plan in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">the mission continues <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d1pHiFxcSe\">https:\/\/t.co\/d1pHiFxcSe<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sam Altman (@sama) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sama\/status\/1726510261509779876?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>November 20: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-world-of-artificial-intelligence-has-just-shaken-microsoft-signed-sam-altman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The world of artificial intelligence has just shaken: Microsoft hires Sam Altman<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In response to this move, with Satya Nadella hiring the former CEO and president of OpenAI, the workers from his former company rebelled. They didn&#8217;t want Altman to leave; they disagreed with the board&#8217;s decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This led to a tense situation. <strong>More than 500 employees signed the threat\u2026 and there are 700 employees in<\/strong> <strong>total at OpenAI<\/strong>. The pressure was suffocating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking: 505 of 700 employees <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OpenAI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OpenAI<\/a> tell the board to resign. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M4D0RX3Q7a\">pic.twitter.com\/M4D0RX3Q7a<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Kara Swisher (@karaswisher) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/karaswisher\/status\/1726599700961521762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>November 20<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/openai-employees-threaten-to-resign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The soap opera continues: Over 500 OpenAI employees threaten to resign now<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the signatories were individuals with significant power in the company, including members of the board that had fired Sam Altman hours earlier. <strong>Regret was immediate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At that moment, speculation began that Sam might be mobilizing every possible resource to make a masterful move that could reinstate him in the company&#8217;s leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">we have more unity and commitment and focus than ever before. <br><br>we are all going to work together some way or other, and i\u2019m so excited. <br><br>one team, one mission.<\/p>&mdash; Sam Altman (@sama) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sama\/status\/1726668687577665572?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>November 21<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/believe-it-or-not-sam-altman-wants-to-get-back-his-ceo-position-at-openai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Believe it or not\u2026 Sam Altman wants to reclaim his CEO position at OpenAI<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As you know, this has ended in the most epic way possible. Hollywood will tell this story in a movie, not in many years, because the story has it all. Including the happy ending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/who-is-sam-altman-we-review-the-man-of-the-moment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Sam Altman<\/a> announced this morning, alongside OpenAI, that his return as CEO was a reality reflected in a historic agreement. And the best part? Microsoft emerges as the shadowy winner of this entire struggle, securing a place on the board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam Altman to return to OpenAI as CEO with a new initial board of Bret Taylor (Chair), Larry Summers, and Adam D&#39;Angelo.<br><br>We are collaborating to figure out the details. Thank you so much for your patience through this.<\/p>&mdash; OpenAI (@OpenAI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OpenAI\/status\/1727206187077370115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>November 22<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-story-of-the-decade-sam-altman-returns-as-ceo-to-openai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The story of the decade: Sam Altman returns as CEO to OpenAI<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And up to here, for now, the chronology of events that excited Steven Spielberg. If there&#8217;s anything else, don&#8217;t worry, we&#8217;ll bring it to the magazine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am deeply pleased by this result, after ~72 very intense hours of work. Coming into OpenAI, I wasn\u2019t sure what the right path would be. This was the pathway that maximized safety alongside doing right by all stakeholders involved. I\u2019m glad to have been a part of the solution. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AGoDBbwhkq\">https:\/\/t.co\/AGoDBbwhkq<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Emmett Shear (@eshear) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eshear\/status\/1727210329560756598?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oh, by the way, before we go: <strong>the interim CEO appointed by OpenAI this Sunday, formerly from Twitch, has been responsible for this surprising turn of events<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"ChatGPT\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/47ef1772-2a82-4750-b97a-354b13dbd112\/3647786732\/chatgpt-ChatGPT-icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">ChatGPT<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this magazine we thought it was a good idea to summarize the chaos of OpenAI with a chronology of news and articles. 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