With this action, an impasse that started when the old board of Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab-backed company ousted CEO Sam Altman in November would eventually be resolved.
But a few days later, Altman made a comeback, and OpenAI also unveiled a new inaugural board chaired by former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor.
Since then, the new board of OpenAI has been actively seeking six people with backgrounds ranging from technology to policy and safety.
A request for comment was not immediately answered by OpenAI.
Following his return to leadership of OpenAI, Altman announced in November that Microsoft would assume a non-voting observer role on the board.
According to earlier sources, it was doubtful that investors in OpenAI would be seated on the non-profit’s board.
Previously, OpenAI’s board included Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo, chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, co-founder Greg Brockman, entrepreneur Tasha McCauley, and head of strategy Helen Toner of Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is closely examining Altman’s internal emails as part of an inquiry into whether the company’s investors were misled, according to a Wall Street Journal report that opened a new tab earlier.