Larry Summers Steps Down from OpenAI Board Amidst Email Revelations

Following the emergence of new communications revealing the depth of his ties with Jeffrey Epstein, Larry Summers, the former U.S. Treasury Secretary, has announced his resignation from the board of OpenAI.

The initial report on this development came from Axios. Attempts to get immediate remarks from OpenAI or Summers were unsuccessful.

Earlier, Summers communicated his decision to withdraw from public engagements. In a message to Business Insider, he confessed, 'I am profoundly remorseful for my actions and the distress they have caused. I acknowledge full accountability for my ill-advised choice to maintain contact with Mr. Epstein.'