Larry Summers, former Treasury Secretary, has stepped down from several high-profile positions due to his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Despite this, he remains on the board of OpenAI, a nonprofit organization that oversees one of the world’s most influential AI companies. Pressure is mounting on OpenAI to remove Summers from its board, with some experts warning that failure to do so could lead to significant backlash from the US government and potential economic consequences.
Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/18/summers-dropped-from-boards-but-openai-still-quiet-00658288