Can Greg Brockman Find a Future Back at OpenAI?

Much has changed at OpenAI since President Greg Brockman took a sabbatical. His expected return will test how well he can coexist with CEO Sam Altman and others.

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Greg Brockman (left) and Sam Altman. Art by Clark Miller. Brockman image via Getty; Altman via YouTube

When Greg Brockman returns to OpenAI in the next month or so, as senior leaders expect him to, the artificial intelligence startup’s co-founder will rejoin a company that’s already changed a lot in the two months since he started a sabbatical.

In the time he was gone, OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati and several other senior researchers left; the startup’s valuation soared to $157 billion in its latest funding round, from $86 billion in February; and CEO Sam Altman consolidated his power. Now Brockman, OpenAI’s president, will face a new test: whether he can coexist with Altman.