The article also provides a brief overview of the current and former board directors, their roles, and their connections to OpenAI. This includes Reid Hoffman, Will Hurd, Holden Karnofsky, Elon Musk, and Shivon Zilis. The article concludes by noting that OpenAI did not respond to a request for comment on the recent changes.
Key takeaways:
- The board of directors of OpenAI, a nonprofit organization overseeing AI company, fired CEO Sam Altman and removed president Greg Brockman from the board.
- OpenAI’s corporate structure is unusual, with directors holding no equity in OpenAI or other compensation. Their key fiduciary duty is to the company’s mission of creating a safe AGI, or artificial general intelligence.
- The decision to fire Altman and remove Brockman was made by board members Adam D’Angelo, Tasha McCauley, Ilya Sutskever, and Helen Toner.
- Former board directors who were not involved in Altman’s firing include Reid Hoffman, Will Hurd, Holden Karnofsky, Elon Musk, and Shivon Zilis.