Re:We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam to retu...
by throwoutway on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @11:18AM
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It's still a conflict of interest. One that they should avoid. Microsoft COULD appoint someone who they like and shares their values, that is not a MSFT employee. That would be a preferred approach but one that I doubt a megacorp would take
Re:We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam to retu...
by ghaff on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @11:43AM
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Both profit and non-profit boards have members that have potential conflicts of interest all the time. So long as it’s not too egregious no one cares, especially not the IRS.
Re:We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam to retu...
by dragonwriter on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @11:22AM
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> and that the premise itself is incorrect since "OpenAI" is not a charity
OpenAI is a 501c3 charity nonprofit, and the OpenAI board under discussion is the board of that charity nonprofit.
OpenAI Global LLC is a for-profit subsidiary of a for-profit subsidiary of OpenAI, both of which are controlled, by their foundational agreements that gie them legal existence, by a different (AFAICT not for-profit but not legally a nonprofit) LLC subsidiary of OpenAI (OpenAI GP LLC.)
Re:We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam to retu...
by oatmeal1 on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @11:25AM
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Microsoft is going to appoint someone who benefits Microsoft. Whether a particular vote would violate fiduciary duty is subjective. There's plenty of opportunity for them to prioritize the welfare of Microsoft over OAI.
But all that seems a lot more like an episode of Succession and less like real life to be honest.