In November 2023, Altman was briefly ousted from his position, with the board stating that he was not consistently candid in his communications. However, he was reinstated as CEO less than a week later due to internal and external pressure. Toner resigned from the board a week after Altman's return. OpenAI has not yet responded to these claims.
Key takeaways:
- OpenAI's board was reportedly not informed in advance about the release of ChatGPT in 2022, according to former board member Helen Toner.
- Toner accused CEO Sam Altman of withholding and misrepresenting information, and in some cases outright lying to the board.
- Altman was briefly ousted in November 2023 due to his lack of candor in communications with the board, but was reinstated less than a week later after internal and external pressure.
- Toner resigned from her role as an OpenAI board member a week after Altman returned as CEO.