Photo collage of Helen Toner, Ilya Sutskever and Tasha McCauley
Helen Toner, Ilya Sutskever and Tasha McCauley are all off the OpenAI board.
  • The ousting of Sam Altman by most of OpenAI's board members appears to have badly backfired.
  • Only one member who drove him out is staying on the board: Quora CEO Adam D'Angelo.
  • OpenAI announced a new "initial board" comprising D'Angelo, Bret Taylor and Larry Summers. 

The dramatic coup by most of OpenAI's board members seems to have epically backfired.

Their master plan to topple Sam Altman has failed – and it's cost them their seat at the table.