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Re:Before Altman’s ouster, OpenAI’s board was divided and fe... by bigtones on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @10:31PM (#38374426)
Helen Toner through her association with Open Philanthropy donated $30 Million dollars to OpenAI early on. That's how she got on the board.

https://loeber.substack.com/p/a-timeline-of-the-openai-board

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Re:Before Altman’s ouster, OpenAI’s board was divided and fe... by jdminhbg on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @11:37PM (#38374770)
This makes it sound like it was her money, which is not the case. She worked for an organization that donated $30M and they put her on the board.
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Re:Before Altman’s ouster, OpenAI’s board was divided and fe... by GreedClarifies on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @10:40PM (#38374482)
How did she stay on the board?
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