In the aftermath, OpenAI has formed a new initial board including Bret Taylor, Larry Summers, and Adam D'Angelo, with Taylor as the new board chair. Microsoft, an OpenAI partner, has been given a non-voting board observer seat. The previous board included Toner, technology entrepreneur Tasha McCauley, and OpenAI's chief scientist Ilya Sutskever. Both Toner and Altman have not yet responded to requests for comment.
Key takeaways:
- Former OpenAI board member Helen Toner has resigned, stating that the board's decision to fire CEO Sam Altman was not an attempt to slow down the company's progress.
- Altman was briefly fired due to alleged lack of candor in his communications with the board, but was reinstated after most of OpenAI's staff threatened to quit.
- OpenAI has welcomed a new initial board comprising Bret Taylor, Larry Summers, and Adam D'Angelo, with Taylor announced as the new board chair.
- Microsoft, a partner of OpenAI, will be given a non-voting board observer seat.