Mr. Altman appears to have been blindsided, too.
Mr. Altman stayed mum about the precise circumstances of his departure on Friday.
Unlike some other tech founders, who keep control of their companies via dual-class stock structures, Mr. Altman doesn’t directly own any shares in OpenAI.
There are several more quirks about OpenAI’s board.
It’s small (six members before Friday, and four without Mr. Altman and Mr. Brockman) and includes several A.I.
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