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- Former OpenAI board member Helen Toner has announced her resignation.
- Toner said that the board wasn't trying to slow down OpenAI's work by firing CEO Sam Altman.
- Altman was eventually brought back as CEO after most of OpenAI's staff threatened to quit.
Former OpenAI board member Helen Toner says the board wasn't trying to stifle the company's progress by removing CEO Sam Altman.