Overview
- OpenAI said Summers decided to leave the board and thanked him for his contributions during his tenure since November 2023.
- Summers said he is stepping back from public commitments and expressed deep regret, calling his association with Jeffrey Epstein a serious error in judgment.
- The House Oversight Committee released documents that include years of correspondence between Summers and Epstein, including personal advice sought by Summers.
- Harvard spokesperson Jason Newton said the university is reviewing information related to individuals named in the newly disclosed Epstein documents.
- Members of Congress are pushing measures to declassify and release additional Epstein-related files, while reports note that inclusion in emails is not evidence of illegal conduct.