Any board member who believes it is her duty to destroy the organization she pledged to serve should simply step down.
The folks who argue that it is a CEO's duty to serve the board do not understand governance or power.
Open AI would have wallowed in irrelevance had Altman not raised the billions from Microsoft to fund its research. Because he was able to do that, and built the relationship with Nadella, he had and has power. Toner's behavior seems naive in that context. But naiveté among academics does not surprise me.
The folks who argue that it is a CEO's duty to serve the board do not understand governance or power.
Open AI would have wallowed in irrelevance had Altman not raised the billions from Microsoft to fund its research. Because he was able to do that, and built the relationship with Nadella, he had and has power. Toner's behavior seems naive in that context. But naiveté among academics does not surprise me.