Bret Taylor (chair): Co-created Google Maps, ex-Meta CTO, ex-Twitter Chairperson, current co-founder of Sierra (AI company)
Larry Summers: Ex U.S. Treasury Secretary, Ex Harvard president
Adam D’Angelo: Co-founder, CEO Quora
Dr. Sue Desmond-Hellmann: Ex-director P&G, Meta, Bill & Melinda Gates; Ex-chancellor UCSF. Pfizer board member
Nicole Seligman: Ex-Sony exec, Paramount board member
Fidji Simo: CEO & Chair Instacart, Ex-Meta VP
Sam Altman
Also, Microsoft are allowed to observe board meetings
The only people here who even have rumours of being safety-conscious (AFAIK) is Adam D’Angelo, who allegedly played a role in kickstarting last year’s board incident, and Sam, who has contradicted a great deal of his rhetoric with his actions. God knows why Larry Summers is there (give it an air of professionalism?), the rest seem to me like your typical professional board members (i.e. unlikely to understand OpenAI’s unique charter & structure). In my opinion, any hope of restraint from this board or OpenAI’s current leadership is misplaced.
Are there currently any safety-conscious people on the OpenAI Board?
The current board is:
Bret Taylor (chair): Co-created Google Maps, ex-Meta CTO, ex-Twitter Chairperson, current co-founder of Sierra (AI company)
Larry Summers: Ex U.S. Treasury Secretary, Ex Harvard president
Adam D’Angelo: Co-founder, CEO Quora
Dr. Sue Desmond-Hellmann: Ex-director P&G, Meta, Bill & Melinda Gates; Ex-chancellor UCSF. Pfizer board member
Nicole Seligman: Ex-Sony exec, Paramount board member
Fidji Simo: CEO & Chair Instacart, Ex-Meta VP
Sam Altman
Also, Microsoft are allowed to observe board meetings
The only people here who even have rumours of being safety-conscious (AFAIK) is Adam D’Angelo, who allegedly played a role in kickstarting last year’s board incident, and Sam, who has contradicted a great deal of his rhetoric with his actions. God knows why Larry Summers is there (give it an air of professionalism?), the rest seem to me like your typical professional board members (i.e. unlikely to understand OpenAI’s unique charter & structure). In my opinion, any hope of restraint from this board or OpenAI’s current leadership is misplaced.