Microsoft will welcome Sam Altman

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said on Monday that Sam Altman, the former head of artificial intelligence startup OpenAI, will join the company to "lead" a new advanced AI research team.

Microsoft's Indian-origin chief expressed confidence in the company's product roadmap, "our ability to continue to innovate with everything we announced at Microsoft Ignite, and in continuing to support our customers and partners" and the company's commitment to its partnership with OpenAI in a blog post.

"We are thrilled to announce that Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, the co-founder of OpenAI and former president, along with their associates, will be joining Microsoft," Nadella stated.