Talks to bring Sam Altman back to OpenAI stretch through weekend

Talks at OpenAI to bring back Sam Altman, the artificial intelligence startup’s recently ousted CEO, continued into Sunday evening but there were disagreements over the makeup of the company’s board of directors, according to two people familiar with the discussions.

Altman, 38, spent the weekend waging a pressure campaign on the startup’s four-person board of directors who ousted him Friday afternoon, three people familiar with the matter said. The result was a groundswell of support from investors, employees and OpenAI executives.