"Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers is resigning from OpenAI's board of directors, the ChatGPT maker and his office said Wednesday. His departure comes after the release of emails showing he maintained a friendly relationship with Jeffrey Epstein long after the financier pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from an underage girl in 2008. "Larry has decided to resign from the OpenAI Board of Directors, and we respect his decision," the board said in a statement."
""In line with my announcement to step away from my public commitments, I have also decided to resign from the board of OpenAI," Summers said in a separate statement issued by his spokesperson, Kelly Friendly. "I am grateful for the opportunity to have served, excited about the potential of the company, and look forward to following their progress." "We appreciate his many contributions and the perspective he brought to the Board.""
"His departure comes after the release of emails showing he maintained a friendly relationship with Jeffrey Epstein long after the financier pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from an underage girl in 2008. Epstein, who died by suicide several years ago, was a convicted sex offender infamous for his connections to wealthy and powerful people, making him a fixture of outrage and conspiracy theories about wrongdoing among American elites."
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers resigned from the OpenAI board of directors. The resignation followed release of emails showing he maintained a friendly relationship with Jeffrey Epstein after Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 to soliciting prostitution from an underage girl. The OpenAI board said it respected Summers' decision and appreciated his contributions and perspective. Summers said he was stepping away from public commitments, expressed gratitude for the opportunity to have served, and said he looked forward to following the company's progress. Summers joined the board in November 2023 to help restore stability and return CEO Sam Altman after prior board turmoil. Epstein died by suicide and was a convicted sex offender notorious for ties to powerful people.
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