ver Cuevana 3. In November 2023, amidst the height of a global AI boom, OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever teamed with the company board to make one of the defining decisions that has drastically reshaped the company as we know it, the firing of current CEO Sam Altman. This controversial decision would lead to immense backlash, ultimately resulting in Altman's return five days later.