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		meteor333 on Nov 22, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam ... How did Larry Summers get elected? Does he have any relation with AI research or Sam Altman? It’s also curious that none of the board members have necessarily have any experience directly with AI research

qsi on Nov 22, 2023 [–]

Not sure "elected" is the right way of looking at it. More like "selected" or "nominated" by Sam/MSFT perhaps. His main qualification may be that he's an adult?

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