Larry Summers, a former Harvard University president and senior official in the Obama administration, has resigned from the OpenAI board and stepped back from public duties following the release of House emails that reveal years of correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein. The economics professor, known for his influential role in shaping U.S. economic policy, was caught on camera expressing shame over his past communications with the disgraced financier during a lecture at Harvard.
The incident marks the latest development in the ongoing fallout from the Epstein scandal, which has seen several high-profile figures come under scrutiny for their ties to the convicted sex offender. Summers’ resignation from the OpenAI board comes as part of a broader pattern of public figures taking a step back from their roles in the wake of the revelations. The House emails, released recently, contained years of personal correspondence between Summers and Epstein, including exchanges where Summers referred to Epstein as his