Executive from Microsoft Dee Templeton joins the board of OpenAI

Executive from Microsoft Dee Templeton joins the board of OpenAI

Executive from Microsoft Dee Templeton joins the board of OpenAI

In a radical change to the board, Microsoft executive Dee Templeton has joined OpenAI as a non-voting observer, according to Bloomberg.

A boardroom reorganization has resulted in Microsoft's Dee Templeton joining OpenAI's board as a non-voting observer, Bloomberg reported on Friday.

As part of a larger change to the boardroom, Microsoft (MSFT.O) executive Dee Templeton became a non-voting observer on OpenAI's board, according to a story from Bloomberg News on Friday, which referenced a source with knowledge of the situation. Are.

The ChatGPIT creator gained notoriety in November when its CEO, Sam Altman, was temporarily fired by the OpenAI board and then brought back a few days later after over 700 workers left the firm to join Microsoft in show of support. had made a threat.

When Altman returned to his role, he announced that Microsoft will join OpenAI's board as an observer with no voting rights.

With the observer status, Microsoft may send a representative to OpenAI's board meetings and have access to private information, but it cannot vote on issues such as choosing or nominating directors.

Templeton has worked for the computer giant for twenty-five years, and according to her LinkedIn page, she is presently the vice president of the advancement of technology partnerships and operations.

According to the article, he has begun showing up to OpenAI board meetings.

Requests for response from Reuters were not answered by Microsoft or OpenAI.

OpenAI announced that Brett Taylor, the former co-CEO of Salesforce (CRM.N), as well as former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers—the CEO and current director of Quora—agreed to partly rebuild the board of directors that dismissed Altman. Will be on the board with Adam D'Angelo.