Microsoft executive Dee Templeton joins OpenAI board
Microsoft executive Dee Templeton has joined OpenAI’s board as a non-voting observer as part of a broader board room revamp, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing a person familiar with the matter. The ChatGPT maker had made headlines in November, when CEO Sam Altman was briefly ousted by the OpenAI board and reinstated days later after more than 700 employees threatened to quit and join backer Microsoft in solidarity. After returning to his position, Altman said Microsoft would take a non-voting, observer position on OpenAI's board . The observer position means Microsoft's representative can attend OpenAI's board meetings and access confidential information, but Microsoft does not have voting rights on matters including electing or choosing directors. Templeton, a 25-year veteran at the tech giant, is currently vice president for Technology and research partnerships and operations for the company, according to her Linked...