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Re:OpenAI Negotiations to Reinstate Altman Hit Snag over Boa... by gizmo on Sunday November 19, 2023 @06:30PM (#38339782)
If Sam returns he doesn't want to risk getting ousted again? So presumably he'll appoint people 100% loyal to him.

Plenty of precedent for tech founders to have total board control. It will take a little while for Sam to consolidate power, but he won't forget what happened this weekend and he'll play the long game accordingly.

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Re:OpenAI Negotiations to Reinstate Altman Hit Snag over Boa... by abraae on Sunday November 19, 2023 @06:47PM (#38339949)
Big investors like Microsoft won't want a board that is utterly subservient to the CEO.
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Re:OpenAI Negotiations to Reinstate Altman Hit Snag over Boa... by BryantD on Sunday November 19, 2023 @06:49PM (#38339962)
Sam isn’t the only person who has to agree to the members of the new board. Sam also has not displayed a mastery of board politics in the past, either at OpenAI or at Y Combinator. Of course he has a strong hand to play here, but then again so does Microsoft.
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