Larry Summers steps down from Sam Altman’s OpenAI board as scrutiny over Jeffrey Epstein emails…
OpenAI board member Larry Summers was under fire after the US House Oversight Committee released documents detailing an ongoing correspondence between Summers and Epstein.
California: In a significant development, Larry Summers has stepped down from Sam Altman’s OpenAI board as scrutiny over Jeffrey Epstein emails have intensified. The decision comes several days after Congress released documents that showed Summers shared a close relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Here are all the details you need to know about why Larry Summers has resigned from his position in Open AI board.
Why has Larry Summers resigned from OpenAI board?
“In line with my announcement to step away from my public commitments, I have also decided to resign from the board of OpenAI. I am grateful for the opportunity to have served, excited about the potential of the company, and look forward to following their progress” Summers said in a statement.
Notably, Summers has been under fire after the US House Oversight Committee released documents detailing an ongoing correspondence between Summers and Epstein. Harvard University, where Summers is still a professor, will open a new probe into Summers’ connections with Epstein, the university’s newspaper reported, as quoted by Reuters.
How has Open AI reacted to Larry Summers’s resignation
“Larry has decided to resign from the OpenAI Board of Directors, and we respect his decision,” OpenAI’s board of directors said in a statement.
“We appreciate his many contributions and the perspective he brought to the Board”, OpenAI added.
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