The Wall Street Journal

The OpenAI board member who clashed with Sam Altman shares her side

The OpenAI board member who clashed with Sam Altman shares her side
Helen Toner. (Image: Getty)
The Wall Street Journal
By Meghan BobrowskyHelen Toner was a relatively unknown 31-year-old academic from Australia – until she became one of four board members who fired Sam Altman from the artificial intelligence (AI) company he co-founded.Thrust into the spotlight during the ouster and eventual return of Altman as CEO of OpenAI last month, Toner has emerged as a symbol of tension between AI safety advocates and those giving priority to technological progress.Toner maintains that safety wasn’t the reason the board wanted to fire Altman. Ra...

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