Skip to main content The Verge logo. The Verge homepage The Verge homepage The Verge logo. / Tech / Reviews / Science / Entertainment / More Menu The Verge logo. Menu Breaking / Artificial Intelligence / Tech / By Nilay Patel and Alex Heath Nov 22, 2023, 6:03 AM UTC | Sam Altman speaks during the OpenAI DevDay event on November 6th, 2023. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Sam Altman will return as CEO of OpenAI, overcoming an attempted boardroom coup that sent the company into chaos over the past several days. Former president Greg Brockman, who quit in protest of Altman’s firing, will return as well. The company said in a statement late Tuesday that it has an “agreement in principle” for Altman to return alongside a new board composed of Bret Taylor, Larry Summers, and Adam D’Angelo. D’Angelo is a holdover from the previous board that initially fired Altman on Friday; he rema...