OpenAI revolt | ChatGPT staff threaten mass exodus unless board resigns over CEO sacking

Hundreds of OpenAI's employees have threatened to quit the AI startup and join former boss Sam Altman at Microsoft unless the board resigns, according to a letter seen by Reuters.

Around 700 members of OpenAI staff said they would resign, a source told Reuters. 

The board of the company behind the ubiquitous generative AI platform, ChatGPT, fired Altman last Friday, November 17, sending shock waves through the tech industry. 

"Altman's departure follows a deliberative review process by the board, which concluded that he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities," OpenAI said in a blog post.