PANews reported on April 18th that, according to Wall Street News, the high-profile power struggle at OpenAI over two years ago is still being talked about, and now a new personnel upheaval may be brewing – OpenAI shareholders are considering replacing Sam Altman again. Media reports indicate that some OpenAI investors believe Altman is too distracted by various "side projects," questioning his suitability to lead OpenAI to an IPO and turning their attention to another executive. On April 18th alone, three core OpenAI personnel announced their departure: Sora founder Bill Peebles, OpenAI Chief Product Officer Kevin Weil, and Enterprise Applications CTO Srinivas Narayanan.

It's worth noting that a few days ago, another report pointed out that OpenAI's $852 billion valuation was being questioned, and some investors were extremely dissatisfied with the company's business direction. One early investor bluntly stated, "You have a ChatGPT business with 1 billion users and an annual growth rate of 50% to 100%, and you're still talking about the enterprise market and code tools? This is a company that seriously lacks focus." Meanwhile, secondary market data shows that demand for Anthropic stock is surpassing that for OpenAI, and for the first time, buyers are willing to pay a valuation premium for Anthropic.

Doubts about Altman's suitability as CEO of a publicly traded company have long existed, primarily stemming from his private investments. When Altman was ousted, some members of OpenAI's board questioned his investments in other "side projects." Altman has consistently maintained that he holds no shares in OpenAI to avoid being influenced by financial motives in his decision-making.