OpenAI's board was first aware of ChatGPT's launch after reading about it on Twitter, according to a former board member.
BOMBSHELL: Ex-OpenAI Board Members Expose Sam's Lies
Helen Toner, an AI researcher with an interest in the regulation of the technology, made the accusation on the TED AI Show podcast. Toner had been a board member at the time and resigned shortly after Sam Altman was fired and rehired by OpenAI late last year.
Toner was highly critical of Altman in the interview, describing the situation at OpenAI as "a completely useless place to be as a board, especially a board that's supposed to provide independent oversight of the company, not just help the CEO raise more money."
According to Toner, "We just couldn't believe the things Sam was telling us."
