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REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab March 8 (Reuters) - OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman will return to the ChatGPT-maker's board along with three new directors, The Information reported on Friday, citing a person familiar with the matter. The company has also concluded the investigation around Altman's November firing, the Information said, referring to the ouster that briefly threw the world's most prominent artificial intelligence company into chaos. Employees, investors and OpenAI's biggest financial backer, Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab, had expressed shock over Altman's ouster, which was reversed within days. The company will also announce the appointment of three new directors, Sue Desmond-Hellmann, a former CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Nicole Seligman, a former president of Sony Entertainment, and Fidji Simo, CEO of Instacart, the Information said. OpenAI did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The board's lack of detail for its surprise November decision fueled speculation about potential misconduct by Altman, which he and the company have denied, and about supposed existential risks from the technology that OpenAI is building. Altman's return as CEO about four days after his firing came after nearly all of OpenAI's employees threatened to depart for Microsoft unless the board restored Altman and resigned. His return led to discussions about how OpenAI would be governed, and the company announced a reconstituted board that did not include Altman. It was helmed by Silicon Valley entrepreneur Bret Taylor. Law firm WilmerHale also was hired to conduct an independent review of the saga. 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