OpenAI Shareholders Again Question Altman's Leadership; Board Considers Potential Successors

Some OpenAI shareholders have once again questioned CEO Sam Altman's leadership, stating that his growing focus on various side projects may make him unsuitable to lead the company toward an IPO. The board has begun considering potential successors, with former Salesforce co-CEO Brett Taylor being a leading candidate.

This concern is not new; worries about his external investments emerged even when Altman was first removed from his role. While OpenAI has scaled back side project investments to focus on core products, Altman remains active in energy and aerospace sectors and advances the identity verification project World. He has attempted to connect OpenAI resources to these projects. His attitude toward post-IPO roles is ambiguous—he expressed no desire to be a public company CEO, which has further increased the board's uncertainty.