Sam Altman speaking on behalf of OpenAI at the APEC CEO Summit the day before he was fired. Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images The OpenAI board is in discussions with Sam Altman to return to the company as its CEO, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. One of them said Altman, who was suddenly fired by the board on Friday with no notice, is “ambivalent” about coming back and

Update November 18th, 7:02PM ET: Multiple sources tell The Verge that after firing Sam Altman, OpenAI’s board is in discussions with him about returning. Our original story continues below. “Mr. Altman’s departure follows a deliberative review process by the board, which concluded that he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its respon