Larry Summers exits OpenAI following Epstein emails release

The fallout from the of late issued Epstein emails continues Larry Summers the former Treasury secretary and ex Harvard University president resigned from OpenAI s board of directors on Wednesday Just days earlier the documents that became general revealed his long-running correspondence with the disgraced financier Summers who joined OpenAI s board in late mentioned the move was part of a broader retreat from public-facing roles In line with my announcement to step away from my populace commitments I have also decided to resign from the board of OpenAI he noted in a comment I am grateful for the opportunity to have served excited about the prospective of the company and look forward to following their progress Related MAGA s conspiracy theory fails to distract from Epstein OpenAI responded with a brief report noting its respect for his decision and his contributions Summers exit follows a sudden flood of records from Epstein s estate going populace The House Oversight Committee published a tranche of thousands of emails from the late sex offender The documents show regular communication between Summers and Epstein well into years after Epsteinpleaded guilty to child prostitution charges Their conversations continued until his arrest on federal sex-trafficking charges Several of the exchanges were personal in tone including times in which Summers sought Epstein s advice about a romantic relationship but their existence alone was enough to set off alarm bells at Harvard The university endorsed to The Crimson the candidate newspaper that it has launched a new review of his actions as well as all other university affiliates named in the emails T he University is conducting a review of information concerning individuals at Harvard included in the newly circulated Jeffrey Epstein documents to evaluate what actions may be warranted a Harvard spokesperson wrote to the Crimson in a message Start your day with essential news from Salon Sign up for our free morning newsletter Crash Lesson Summers has issued a message saying he was deeply ashamed and fully responsible for maintaining contact with Epstein Until last week Summers was a powerful contestant in liberal politics According to a statement from the American Prospect he was playing a leading role in the Center for American Progress project to develop an economic agenda for the next Democratic administration But this week CAP disclosed that he would no longer serve as a fellow there The New York Times Bloomberg the Center for Global Growth and the Budget Lab at Yale University among others confirm that their affiliations with him would end Read more about this topic How Trump s MRI spurred the Epstein vote Of class he knew about the girls New emails reveal Trump spent hours at Epstein s house Emails Jeffrey Epstein offered to give Russia insight into Trump The post Larry Summers exits OpenAI following Epstein emails release appeared first on Salon com