https://techmonitor.ai/technology/ai-and-automation/sam-altman-microsoft-openai-ceo > Former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and members of his team have joined Microsoft following his shock departure from the AI lab on Friday. The news comes after a weekend of high drama behind the scenes at the ChatGPT developer, with former Twitch CEO Emmett Shear now set to take over from Altman. > Altman, co-founder Greg Brockman, and an unspecified number of former OpenAI staff will now form a new advanced AI research division at Microsoft, CEO Satya Nadella announced on Monday.