What I say is, both lost their status quo (OpenAI as the performer, Sam as the leader), and both will have to re-adjust and re-orient.
The magic smoke has been let out. Even if you restore the "configuration" of OpenAI with Sam and all employees before Friday, it's almost impossible to get the same company from these parts.
Again, Sam was part of what made OpenAI what it is, and without it, he won't be able to perform the same. Same is equally valid for OpenAI.
Things are changing, it's better to observe rather than dig for an entity or a person. Life is bigger than both of them, even when combined.
Sam will be leading a new division at Microsoft. He will do alright now that he has access to all of the required resources.
> better to observe rather than dig for an entity or a person
Yes agreed. I don't know much about Sam personally and don't care. OpenAI itself has not made any fundamental breakthroughs in AI research. AI is much bigger than these two.