Microsoft eyes seat on OpenAI's revamped board - The Information

FILE PHOTO: A view shows a Microsoft logo at Microsoft offices in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France, January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes//File Photo

(Reuters) - OpenAI's biggest backer, Microsoft, is considering taking a role on the board if ousted CEO Sam Altman returns to the ChatGPT developer, the Information reported on Sunday citing two people familiar with the talks.

Microsoft could either take a seat on OpenAI's board of directors, or as a board observer without voting power, the report added.

(Reporting by Urvi Dugar in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich)