Summers' OpenAI Resignation: A Convenient Memory Reset
Larry Summers, former Treasury Secretary and Harvard President, has resigned from OpenAI amid renewed scrutiny over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Axios reports it as 'breaking news,' yet Summers' association with the convicted sex offender has been public knowledge and largely ignored for years. One might wonder if the concern isn't about Epstein's victims, but protecting the 'integrity' of a
burgeoning AI giant. This isn't Summers’ first brush with public disgrace. He infamously resigned as Harvard President in 2006 after suggesting women might have less 'intrinsic aptitude' for science and engineering. Now, decades later, a different scandal finally sticks. But only when it threatens a shiny new investment. How many second, third, and fourth chances do the powerful get before
accountability truly demands more than a polite resignation?