Microsoft Ends Weekend of OpenAI Drama With Coup of Its Own Former Twitch CEO, Emmett Shear, has been hired as the new CEO of OpenAI, despite calls to reinstate Sam Altman. Shear's recognition of the existential threats posed by AI helped him win over the OpenAI board. With his experience building Twitch, Shear is seen as capable of leading a large engineering group. #SamAltman • #OpenAI • #EmmettShear • #Microsoft • #Salepsro