Timeline of Sam Altman’s Dismissal from OpenAI – and Its Implications

November 29

Microsoft gets a board overseer

November 21

Sam Altman and OpenAI reach an agreement on his return as CEO and a new board composition

November 20

Altman joins Microsoft

November 19

Altman meets at OpenAI headquarters

November 18

Altman will not return as CEO, and Emmett Shear is appointed as interim CEO

November 17

Brooke’s position is downgraded, and Altman is officially dismissed

November 16

Sutskever reconnects with Altman

November 15

Moratti informs about Altman’s dismissal

November 14

All-hands meeting at OpenAI

November 13

Microsoft issues a statement

November 12

Brooke resigns from OpenAI

November 11

Senior researchers at OpenAI resign

November 10

Sutskever reconnects with Altman

November 9

Board negotiations stall

November 8

Altman is officially dismissed

November 7

All-hands meeting at OpenAI

November 6

Microsoft announces a statement

November 5

Sutskever reconnects with Altman

November 4

The board agrees to reverse its decision in principle

This is a timeline of Sam Altman’s firing from OpenAI and its fallout. It should be noted that this information is subject to updates and may change over time.
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/29/a-timeline-of-sam-altmans-firing-from-openai-and-the-fallout/