OpenAI Board Has Discussed Seats With Scale AI’s Wang, Investor Friedman

OpenAI’s board and its representatives have started talking to candidates to fill its board of directors in the wake of CEO Sam Altman’s ouster and subsequent return. The candidates include two familiar names: Scale AI CEO and co-founder Alexandr Wang, and former GitHub CEO and startup investor Nat Friedman, according to two people familiar with the discussions.

It’s not clear who else the board has approached about joining its ranks. But the talks, which are still in the early stages, …

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