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Re:Before Altman’s ouster, OpenAI’s board was divided and fe... by cycomanic on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @10:31PM (#38374425)
What do you mean? Schmidt was on Apple's board for 3 years while he was CEO of Google. Do you think Google did not criticise Apple during that whole time (remember that the CEO is ultimately responsible for the company communications)?

Even more in the case of OpenAI, the board member is on the board of a non-profit, those are typical much more independent and very often more critical of the decisions made by other board members. Just search for board members criticising medical/charity/government boards they are sitting on, there are plenty.

That's not even considering if the article was in fact critical.

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Re:Before Altman’s ouster, OpenAI’s board was divided and fe... by selestify on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @10:49PM (#38374545)
Why was Schmidt on Apple’s board? Did he care about Apple’s mission or Apple shareholders?
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Re:Before Altman’s ouster, OpenAI’s board was divided and fe... by nvm0n2 on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @08:53AM (#38379125)
FWIW that was a pretty strained relationship and iirc Eric had to frequently recuse himself during any discussion of the iPhone which eventually made his membership untenable.
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