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OpenAI's dilemmas reflect tensions common among Asian company boards

Dec 21, 2023 - asia.nikkei.com
The article discusses the challenges faced by AI companies like SenseTime and OpenAI in balancing investor and stakeholder priorities. It mentions how SenseTime has had to accommodate state agencies as shareholders in recent years, and how OpenAI's public firing and rehiring of CEO Sam Altman last month is not the first time a board squabble has become public.

The author, Diana Wu David, suggests that international standards could help clarify these priorities. She is the founder of Future Proof Lab, a Hong Kong-based consultancy, and author of "Future Proof: Reinventing Work in the Age of Acceleration." The article also provides links to related stories on topics such as governance reforms in Japan, shareholder expectations, and challenges faced by tech companies in China.

Key takeaways:

  • International standards can help clarify investor and stakeholder priorities.
  • Chinese AI company SenseTime has had to accommodate state agencies as shareholders in recent years.
  • OpenAI's public firing and rehiring of CEO Sam Altman last month marks another instance of a board squabble breaking out in public.
  • Diana Wu David, the founder of Future Proof Lab, a Hong Kong-based consultancy, and author of "Future Proof: Reinventing Work in the Age of Acceleration," is the author of the article.
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