"I learned that the company can truly function without me," Altman told The Verge's Alex Heath.
Altman told Heath that this meant he's either "picked great leaders" or "mentored them well."
"I learned that the company can truly function without me, and that's a very nice thing," Altman told Heath in a phone call on Wednesday.
Altman told Heath that his first reaction to being asked by the board to return as OpenAI's CEO was "sort of one of defiance."
Advertisement"It was like, 'Man, I'm hurt and angry, and I think this sucks,'" Altman told Heath.
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