Larry Summers will leave the board of OpenAI, part of his departure from public roles after US lawmakers released the former US Treasury Secretary’s correspondence with the late disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

“Larry has decided to resign from the OpenAI Board of Directors, and we respect his decision,” OpenAI said in a statement Wednesday. “We appreciate his many contributions and the perspective he brought to the Board.”

On Monday, Summers announced he was stepping away from public commitments and said he was “deeply ashamed” of continuing to communicate with Epstein. In a separate statement Wednesday, Summers said his decision to resign from OpenAI’s board was “in line” with that earlier announcement.

“I am grateful for the opportunity to have served, excited about the potent

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