About 500 OpenAI employees are willing to quit and potentially join Microsoft if the current board does not step down, after the firing of CEO and concerns for the mission and employees. OpenAI's AI staff issue a letter of protest, expressing dissatisfaction with the board's handling of the CEO's dismissal, stating they cannot work with those lacking competence and judgment. Approximately 65% of OpenAI employees are prepared to resign, with former CEO Sam Altman stating that if he starts a new project, many of them would join him there.