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OpenAI Announces New Board Members

·2024.03.08 17:00

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OpenAI has brought on three new board members to expand its board and reinstated CEO Sam Altman to the board.

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As a first step in expanding its organization, OpenAI has brought on three new members to its board of directors. The new directors are Sue Desmond-Hellmann (former CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation), Nicole Seligman (former EVP and General Counsel at Sony), and Fidji Simo (CEO of Instacart).

Alongside this, Sam Altman is returning to the board as CEO. This move was made based on their expertise in technology, nonprofits, and board governance, in order to lead the global organization and respond to a complex regulatory environment.

The new directors will work alongside existing members including chairman Bret Taylor, Adam D'Angelo, and Larry Summers. They will oversee OpenAI's growth and support the mission of ensuring that artificial general intelligence (AGI) benefits all of humanity.

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