【动向】大结局！OpenAI宣布阿尔特曼复职CEO，董事会重组

11月22日消息，北京时间14点01分，硅谷史诗级夺权大戏落幕！OpenAI官方推特账号宣布，萨姆·阿尔特曼（Sam Altman）重返OpenAI并担任首席执行官，同时组建了Bret Taylor、Larry Summers和Adam D’Angelo在内的新初始董事会，Bret Taylor担任主席。

至此，持续五天的《硅谷风云之年度OpenAI夺权大戏》这次终于迎来大结局。（突发，OpenAI政变再反转！阿尔特曼逼宫失败，董事会又换了新CEO）（疯狂四天、九集反转：一口气看完史无前例的硅谷夺权复仇真人秀！）。

OpenAI官宣后7分钟，阿尔特曼也同步发声，他提到，有了新的董事会和萨提亚·纳德拉（Satya Nadella）的支持，他期待着回到OpenAI，并与微软建立强大的伙伴关系。 CXO UNION-CXO联盟（cxounion.cn）

一分钟后，纳德拉转载阿尔特曼的推文，他说自己与阿尔特曼、格雷格·布罗克曼（Greg Brockman）进行了交谈，同意他们与董事会的领导团队一起继续发挥关键作用。 CXO UNION-CXO联盟（cxounion.cn）

布罗克曼也转载了OpenAI的官方推文，称“我们会比以往更强大、更团结”。他甚至透露，今晚就回去写代码，激动之情溢于言表！

OpenAI第三任CEO、第二任临时CEO埃米特·谢尔（Emmett Shear）发文称：“对这个结果深感高兴。”

以下是OpenAI夺权始末关键剧情复盘：

第一集，CEO突然没了。董事会共6位成员，包括3位核心高管（CEO、总裁、首席科学家）和3位非OpenAI员工的独立董事。结果首席科学家联手3位不管事的，把CEO开除了，然后任命手头实权不多的CTO担任临时CEO。董事长兼总裁力挺CEO，于是也主动辞职不干了。 CXO UNION-CXO联盟（cxounion.cn）

第二集，董事会要散伙了。临时CEO临阵倒戈，公开站队支持前CEO。在一众投资人的鼎力支持下，前CEO拿着访客证高调回到总部“逼宫”，要复职和重组董事会。

第三集，“逼宫”败北，微软躺赢。谈判破裂，首席科学家代表董事会表态，坚决不让前CEO回归，并再换临时CEO。微软扮演救世主轰然登场，宣布将OpenAI前CEO、总裁及其他员工收入麾下，不费一兵一卒，完成釜底抽薪。

第四集，临时CEO新官上任三把火。被邀约来的新任临时CEO真情实感发小作文，坦言开除前CEO的流程和沟通处理得很糟糕，同时分享了入主OpenAI后30天内的三点计划。结果没过多久OpenAI员工接连辞职，满腔热血沦为笑话。

第五集，硅谷忒修斯之船迷局。数十位员工刷屏发布「没有员工，OpenAI就一无是处」，一批OpenAI骨干工程师相继表态追随前CEO，还有一众竞争对手们望眼欲穿坐等挖人。OpenAI被吐槽即将变成“OnepeopleAI”。一个哲学问题开始被讨论——如果OpenAI团队的人陆续跑到另一个团队，那么到底哪边才是真正的OpenAI？

第六集，全体员工都要没了。孤注一掷的首席科学家突然为混乱道歉，并转向前CEO阵营，与超740名OpenAI员工熬通宵签署联名信（OpenAI员工数总数约770人），胁迫董事会下台、让前CEO和前总裁回归，不然他们就一起投奔微软。这意味着要么前CEO重新掌权，要么我们将见证一家价值超千亿美元的传奇科技独角兽的倒闭。

第七集，回归前奏？前CEO在社交平台频频发文，称赞OpenAI领导团队，强调OpenAI团队比以往任何时候都“更团结、更坚定、更专注”，“会以某种方式一起工作”，称微软和自己的首要任务仍是“确保OpenAI继续繁荣”。微软也好人做到底，支持把OpenAI前CEO送回去重掌大权。据说新临时CEO想要召开全员大会，结果没有员工响应，员工还在协作通讯软件上给临时CEO回复“Fuck You”表情。

第八集，幕后黑手竟然另有他人？阴谋论持续发酵，毕竟首席科学家被公认人品过硬，前CEO和前总裁也在这场浩劫中证明了他们深得人心，那么谁是这场混乱的“搅屎棍子”？网友们开始将矛头对准了始终保持沉默的三位非核心管理层的OpenAI董事会成员。其中“美版知乎”Quora的CEO成为重点怀疑对象，因为Quora推出的Poe Bot与OpenAI的GPTs存在竞争。 CXO UNION-CXO联盟（cxounion.cn）

第九集，董事会密谋反抗。董事会还没认输，已秘密招揽新成员来增加票数。GitHub前CEO、知名开源大佬奈特·弗里德曼（Nat Friedman）称自己接到了电话邀请，但他拒绝了。董事会还被曝出寻求与OpenAI前员工出走创办的OpenAI对家Anthropic合并，但没有得到微软的批准。

第十集，投资者计划起诉董事会。一些投资者考虑起诉董事会，如果公司倒闭，他们会损失一大笔投资。董事会已经开始就前CEO进行新一轮谈判。前CEO与已经与此前被网友重点怀疑是幕后黑手的Quora CEO进行谈判。前CEO可能以过渡董事会董事的身份回归，谈判还涉及这家AI初创公司的一些投资者。

第十一集，临时CEO不想干了。临时CEO表示如果董事会不能明确告知开除前CEO的原因，他就不打算干了。

第十二集，微软插手。微软一边为接手OpenAI员工做好准备，另一边计划改造OpenAI治理结构，可能包括要求OpenAI扩大董事会规模、提高对成员的经验要求。微软也在考虑是否应该让一名高管进入OpenAI董事会，毕竟自己向OpenAI投入了大约130亿美元，再怎么也得掌握更多的否决权或至少是被告知权。 CXO UNION-CXO联盟（cxounion.cn）

第十三集，前CEO与董事会昔日矛盾曝光。在被开除的几周前，前CEO曾谴责一位董事会成员合著的一篇批评了OpenAI在AI安全的努力却称赞了OpenAI对家安全措施的研究论文，认为来自董事会成员的任何批评都会造成很大负面影响。

第十四集，大结局！OpenAI宣布前CEO官复原职，董事会改组，Quora CEO留任独立董事，细节问题正在被合作解决。前总裁发文称OpenAI会比以前更强大、更团结。全剧终。希望没有彩蛋……

翻译：

The finale! OpenAI announces the reinstatement of Altman as CEO and the reorganization of its board of directors

November 22 news, Beijing time 14:01, Silicon Valley epic power grab drama ended! The official OpenAI Twitter account announced the return of Sam Altman as CEO and the formation of a new initial board of directors, including Bret Taylor, Larry Summers, and Adam D ‘Angelo. Bret Taylor as chairman.

At this point, the five-day “Silicon Valley’s annual OpenAI power grab drama” finally ushered in the grand finale. (Suddenly, OpenAI coup rereversed! Altman fails, and the board gets a new CEO. (Four crazy days, nine episodes: Binge-watch the unprecedented Silicon Valley power grab revenge reality show!) .

Seven minutes after OpenAI’s official announcement, Altman also spoke at the same time, mentioning that with a new board of directors and Satya Nadella’s support, he looks forward to returning to OpenAI and building a strong partnership with Microsoft. CXO UNION-CXO联盟（cxounion.cn）

A minute later, Nadella retweeted Altman’s tweet, saying that he spoke with Altman and Greg Brockman and agreed that they would continue to play a key role along with the board’s leadership team.

Brockman also retweeted OpenAI’s official tweet, saying “we will be stronger and more united than ever.” He even revealed that he would go back to writing code tonight, and his excitement was beyond words!

Emmett Shear, OpenAI’s third CEO and second interim CEO, said in a post: “Very pleased with this result.”

Here are the key scenes from the beginning and end of OpenAI’s power grab:

Episode one: The CEO is suddenly gone. The board consists of six members, including three core executives (CEO, President, Chief Scientist) and three independent directors who are not OpenAI employees. As a result, the chief scientist, together with three people who were not in charge, fired the CEO and appointed the CTO, who had little real power, as interim CEO. The chairman and president stood up for the CEO and resigned. CXO UNION-CXO联盟（cxounion.cn）

Episode two: The board is breaking up. The interim CEO defected and publicly sided with the former CEO. With the support of a large number of investors, the former CEO returned to the headquarters with a high-profile visitor’s card to “force the palace” to reinstate and restructure the board of directors.

The third episode, “forced Palace” lost, Microsoft lie win. Negotiations broke down, the chief scientist on behalf of the board of directors, determined not to let the former CEO return, and then replace the interim CEO. Microsoft played the savior came out with a bang, announcing that OpenAI’s former CEO, president and other employees would be hired without a single soldier to complete the bushwork.

Episode four: The interim CEO takes over three fires. Invited to the new interim CEO real feelings sent a small essay, admitted that the process and communication of firing the former CEO was very bad, and shared a three-point plan within 30 days after entering OpenAI. It didn’t take long for OpenAI employees to quit, turning their passion into a joke. CXO UNION-CXO联盟（cxounion.cn）

Episode five: The mystery of the Ship of Theseus in Silicon Valley. Dozens of employees posted “without employees, OpenAI is nothing”, a group of OpenAI backbone engineers have expressed their willingness to follow the former CEO, and a number of competitors are waiting to dig people. OpenAI is being teased for becoming “OnepeopleAI.” A philosophical question began to be debated – if OpenAI team members were moving from team to team, which side of OpenAI was the real OpenAI?

Episode six: The entire staff is gone. The desperate chief scientist suddenly apologized for the confusion and switched to the former CEO’s camp, staying up all night with more than 740 OpenAI employees (out of a total of about 770 OpenAI employees) to sign a joint letter, threatening the board to step down, bring back the former CEO and former president, or they will go to Microsoft together. That means either the former CEO is back in charge, or we’re about to witness the demise of a legendary tech unicorn worth over $100 billion.

Episode seven, back to the beginning? The former CEO posted frequently on the social platform, praising the OpenAI leadership team, stressing that the OpenAI team is “more united, more determined, more focused” than ever before, and “will work together in some way,” saying that the top priority for Microsoft and himself remains “to ensure that OpenAI continues to thrive.” Microsoft has also followed through, supporting the former OpenAI CEO to return to the helm. It is said that the new interim CEO wanted to hold an all-hands meeting, but the employees did not respond, and the employees even replied to the interim CEO with “Fuck You” emojis on the collaborative messaging software.

Episode 8. Someone else is behind this? Conspiracy theories continue to swirl, after all, the chief scientist is recognized for his integrity, and the former CEO and president have proved their popularity in this catastrophe, so who is the “stick” that stirred the mess? Internet users began to take aim at the three OpenAI board members, who are not core management, who have remained silent. Among them, the CEO of Quora, the “American version of Zhihu,” became a key suspect, because the Poe Bot launched by Quora competes with OpenAI’s GPTs. CXO UNION-CXO联盟（cxounion.cn）

Episode 9: The board plots a rebellion. The board, not yet conceding, has secretly recruited new members to boost its vote count. Nat Friedman, former CEO of GitHub and a well-known open source mogul, said he was offered a phone call, but he declined. The board also reportedly sought to merge with Anthropic, an OpenAI startup founded by former OpenAI employees, but did not get Microsoft’s approval.

Episode 10: Investors plan to Sue the board. Some investors considered suing the board and losing a large chunk of their investment if the company failed. The board has begun a new round of negotiations over the former CEO. The former CEO has been in talks with the CEO of Quora, who was previously suspected by netizens to be behind the plot. The former CEO may return as a transitional board director, and talks have also involved some of the AI startup’s investors.

Episode 11: Interim CEO no longer wants to work. The interim CEO said he would quit if the board did not give him a clear reason for firing the former CEO. CXO UNION-CXO联盟（cxounion.cn）

Episode 12: Microsoft steps in. As Microsoft prepares to take over OpenAI’s employees, it plans to revamp OpenAI’s governance structure, which may include requiring OpenAI to expand the size of its board and increase the experience requirements for its members. Microsoft is also considering whether it should put an executive on OpenAI’s board, given that it has invested about $13 billion in OpenAI and would need more veto power or at least the right to be informed.

Episode 13: The former CEO and the board of directors are exposed. A few weeks before he was fired, the former CEO denounced a board member who co-authored a research paper that criticized OpenAI’s efforts in AI security but praised OpenAI’s home security measures, arguing that any criticism from board members would have a significant negative impact.

Episode 14, the finale! OpenAI announced the reinstatement of the former CEO, the board reshuffled, the Quora CEO retained an independent director, and the details are being worked out. The former president wrote that OpenAI will be stronger and more united than ever before.

The whole play ends. CXO UNION-CXO联盟（cxounion.cn）

I hope there are no eggs…

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