Former OpenAI board member explains why they fired Sam Altman

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https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/28/24166713/openai-helen-toner-explains-why-sam-altman-was-fired

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ElectroVagrant@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
A little surprised this hasn’t been discussed more on here…Also this is particularly relevant, if true, given Altman stepping into overseeing safety:

Toner says that one reason the board stopped trusting Altman was his failure to tell the board that he owned the OpenAI Startup Fund; another was how he gave inaccurate info about the company’s safety processes “on multiple occasions.”

Emphasis mine.

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