Reports indicate that OpenAI is soon to appoint Emmett Shear as its interim CEO only two days after the surprising dismissal of leader and co-founding member Sam Altman.
On Friday, Mr Altman was let go by the board, citing lack of confidence, and Mira Murati, OpenAI's CTO, was designated as the temporary CEO.
It looks like Mr Shear is going to be the newest leader of the firm.
Mr Altman was instrumental in establishing the company that developed the widely-admired ChatGPT bot.
It was rumored that he could come back, supposedly after an outcry from employees and shareholders.
On Sunday night, the board of OpenAI expressed its commitment to "defend the mission of OpenAI" in an internal memo viewed by The New York Times, affirming that their decision is the only viable option.
The BBC has tried getting a response from Mr Shear and OpenAI.
OpenAI's staff were informed that the former boss and co-founder of video streaming service Twitch, Mr Shear, holds a "unique mix of skills, expertise and relationships that will propel OpenAI onwards".
When OpenAI revealed on Friday that it was letting Mr Altman go, they cited his lack of "consistent candor in his conversations with the board, inhibiting its ability to fulfill its responsibilities".
The board did not specify what he was supposedly untruthful about.
Mr Altman's departure from the expanding generative AI sector left a huge impact and shocked the industry.
The exclusion of Mr Altman elicited an abundance of backing from Silicon Valley elite, amongst which Eric Schmidt, ex-Google CEO, who acclaimed him as an "inspiration of mine" and confirmed he had "transformed our collective universe completely".
Nonetheless, whatever the board was apprehensive about on Friday might have been superseded by the universal reaction to its verdict. Furthermore, they could have been worried about Mr Altman establishing a rival company and carrying away OpenAI's best staff with him.
The 38-year-old shared an image of himself taken at OpenAI's office soon after he was let go.
In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, he is seen with a guest ID pass and remarks: "Never again will I be wearing one of these".
Tech news source The Information has reported that Mr Altman and ex-president and co-founder Greg Brockman, who stepped down on Friday, were asked to join a conference at the San Francisco office on Sunday.
It was suggested over the weekend that his dismissal had upset both present and former staff, who were anxious that it might have an effect on the impending $86bn (£69bn) share offering.
OpenAI's venture capitalist investors and Microsoft, who owns a $10bn investment in the company, are thought to have asked for his comeback.
It's reported that a few nights of little rest have occurred in Seattle, the base of Microsoft, which has integrated OpenAI's technology into its programs.
OpenAI has reached its apogee in terms of recognition, with abundant investment entering, and ChatGPT - which has been around for nearly a year now - is utilized by millions.
Mr Altman has been integral to the firm's ascendancy. Moreover, he has been recognized widely as a leader in the industry.
He gave evidence to a US Congressional hearing concerned with the possibilities and potential dangers of the new technology, and in early November he attended the world's first AI Safety Summit in the UK.
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