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Sam Altman He joins OpenAI’s board nearly four months after the CEO was forced out of the company he founded and quickly reinstated. Altman had returned as the AI company’s chief executive in November, and an extraordinary board of directors oversaw his return and subsequent investigation into his conduct.
The company says its investigation has now been completed and it has added three new members to its board of directors. The additions include Instacart CEO and former Meta executive Fidji Simo, former Sony executive Nicole Seligman, and former Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CEO Dr. Sue Desmond Hellman. Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor, economist Larry Summers, and OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman, who was part of the interim three-person board, will remain in place, and Taylor will remain in place. Serves as chairperson.
The announcement caps off a tumultuous few months for the AI company, which saw Altman abruptly fired last fall.
On Friday, OpenAI also summary These are some of the findings from law firm WilmerHale, which the company’s board hired in December 2023 to conduct an independent investigation into the events that led to Altman’s firing. However, it remains unclear exactly why Altman, who returned to the company as CEO within five days, was fired in the first place.
“Wilmer Hale” [found] “The board’s prior decisions did not arise out of concerns regarding the safety or security of the product, the pace of development, OpenAI’s finances, or the statement made to investors, customers, or business partners,” the summary states. . “Rather, this was the result of a breakdown in the relationship and a loss of trust between the former board and Mr. Altman.” WilmerHale also said that OpenAI’s former board notified “key stakeholders.” It concluded that the company had failed to do so and abruptly fired Mr. Altman without giving him a chance to respond to his concerns.
To reach this conclusion, the company reviewed more than 30,000 documents and conducted dozens of interviews with OpenAI staff, including former directors, over the past few months.